The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
27.8° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 6PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.9
SE
5
0.7
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
137
176
140
140
113
110
85
83
88
96
79
27
27
32
53
44
42
38
37
15
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
E
20
E
5
SSW
15
SSE
5
SSW
10
S
5
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:07PM1.91m
5:27AM1.54m
6:14PM1.98m
6:34AM1.62m
7:14PM2.04m
Low Tide
10:43AM0.01m
11:44PM0.20m
11:47AM-0.05m
00:45AM0.11m
12:50PM-0.12m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
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8:14
8:13
8:12
 mm
1
3
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
29
29
26
27
26
26
26
27
30
28
28
28
28
27
26
29
31
29
28
28
Feels °C
31
31
30
29
29
29
29
30
31
33
30
29
30
31
30
30
33
33
31
29
29
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