The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
29.0° C
0.4° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 11PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)--
Afternoon (29 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (29 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 35°C on Wed night, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
E
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
12
12
21
13
11
14
10
4
24
26
18
5
2
7
4
4
7
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
20
W
15
W
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
20
SW
5
S
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:18PM1.90m
9:29AM1.65m
9:55PM1.89m
10:10AM1.68m
10:32PM1.87m
Low Tide
2:57PM0.17m
3:41AM0.16m
3:37PM0.15m
4:16AM0.12m
4:16PM0.14m
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part cloud
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thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:20
 mm
2
2
1
10
3
1
1
Temp °C
37
35
26
26
25
26
28
31
33
32
27
26
25
25
29
32
30
28
27
Feels °C
37
37
27
27
29
29
30
32
35
32
31
27
28
28
32
35
31
30
29
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