The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
29.1°C
1.2° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 7AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
1.2
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
25
73
17
27
63
144
212
226
189
158
150
271
306
285
276
285
220
220
186
181
154
168
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:23PM1.56m
11:56AM1.68m
00:03AM1.46m
12:38PM1.59m
00:44AM1.37m
1:24PM1.52m
Low Tide
5:35AM-0.06m
6:19PM0.09m
6:16AM0.04m
7:08PM0.21m
7:00AM0.14m
8:03PM0.30m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
cloud
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:30
7:29
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
29
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
27
28
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
32
31
31
30
29
29
28
27
26
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
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