The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
29.3°C
1.6° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 7PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
168
158
143
147
123
107
86
86
70
54
51
37
27
26
26
18
17
18
13
17
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:24PM1.52m
1:30AM1.30m
2:14PM1.46m
2:21AM1.26m
3:11PM1.44m
Low Tide
8:03PM0.30m
7:51AM0.21m
9:01PM0.34m
8:49AM0.25m
9:59PM0.34m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:27
7:25
 mm
Temp °C
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
26
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
26
26
26
26
27
28
29
29
28
28
27
29
29
29
29
28
29
29
29
28
30
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