The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

Issued: 7 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is

29.2° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Shoals today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 2PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s
Evening (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15							Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	13
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	N	ENE	ENE	SW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	E	SSE	S	SW	W	WNW	WNW	WSW	ESE	SSE	S	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			9:44AM1.89m				10:13PM2.23m				10:39AM1.92m					11:02PM2.16m				11:31AM1.93m				11:49PM2.06m
Low Tide	3:45AM-0.03m				3:52PM-0.13m				4:34AM-0.05m				4:44PM-0.07m					5:21AM-0.03m				5:37PM0.03m


	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35
	—	—	—	—	—	8:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:28	—	8:28
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	24	28	31	29	30	29	28	27	26	30	31	30	31	30	29	29	28	31	32	30	29	27	27
Feels °C	27	26	30	33	31	34	31	30	29	27	32	32	32	33	32	31	31	30	34	33	31	31	28	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	15	15	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	8	8	12	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	13
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	14	13	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	7	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 2	SSE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 3	SSE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WNW 2	—	—	ESE 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 2	SSE 3	SSW 3	—	—	—	SE 3	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 4
kJ	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	—	—	—	2	4	4	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Holiday Beach Eleuthera	Four Rocks Great Abaco	Four Rocks Great Abaco	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Indian Wells Long Island NY	Road K Long Island NY	Hatchet Bay Eleuthera	Hatchet Bay Eleuthera	Garbanzo Great Abaco	Garbanzo Great Abaco	Road K Long Island NY	Ocean City Maryland	Chincoteague Virginia	Indian Wells Long Island NY	Coffee Break Amber Coast	Las Flores Costa del Balsamo	Las Flores Costa del Balsamo	Acajutla Costa del Balsamo	Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	Discovery Bay Jamaica	Jensen Beach Florida - South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	1
Distance (km)	83	83	83	732	612	612	83	1439	1407	742	742	614	614	1407	1060	1001	1439	1598	2040	2040	2062	1958	1390	372
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida	Peanuts	Peanuts	Peanuts				Peanuts
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1				1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	1
Header Global	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	9	6	6	6	5	7	9	8

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