Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
26.0°C
0.7° 

The Shoals surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Shoals today (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 5AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (19 Oct)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (19 Oct)7ft (2.1m)13s

Table - waves today at The Shoals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
13
2.5
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2.5
ENE
13
1.9
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
1.9
ENE
13
1.9
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
11
1.4
NE
11
1.8
NE
6
0.9
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1453
1690
1816
2069
2098
2397
1488
2021
1175
1703
1189
1134
984
749
830
703
579
776
613
503
202
202
606
581
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:41AM1.27m
3:21PM1.44m
3:41AM1.31m
4:19PM1.47m
4:41AM1.40m
5:14PM1.51m
Low Tide
9:06AM0.29m
10:06PM0.27m
10:08AM0.25m
10:56PM0.19m
11:06AM0.19m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:31
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6:50
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6:49
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6:47
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1
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Temp °C
21
21
21
20
19
18
18
19
18
18
16
18
19
20
21
21
21
20
19
21
20
20
20
21
Feels °C
17
17
17
16
15
14
15
16
15
15
12
13
15
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
17
18
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