Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
28.7°C
1.4° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 8AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (25 Sep)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (25 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
1
0
0
1
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.7
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
12
1.1
ENE
13
1.1
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
474
484
593
537
988
802
749
645
634
579
500
443
433
389
339
258
206
71
44
41
24
23
22
36
Wind (km/h)
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:48AM1.64m
8:13PM1.69m
8:31AM1.73m
8:54PM1.69m
9:14AM1.80m
9:36PM1.66m
Low Tide
1:53AM-0.09m
2:10PM-0.11m
2:32AM-0.18m
2:54PM-0.17m
3:11AM-0.25m
3:38PM-0.21m
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Temp °C
19
19
19
21
22
22
23
24
23
22
21
23
24
24
24
24
24
22
21
24
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
16
16
16
19
19
20
22
23
22
20
18
20
21
21
22
22
23
20
19
21
27
27
26
25
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