The Shoals surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 EDT
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The Shoals surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
22.2° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Shoals today?

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 12PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (06 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1
0
0
1
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)
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
SE
7
1.1
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
15
23
44
40
47
53
58
47
50
43
54
38
37
32
24
20
14
13
13
9
7
7
9
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSW
10
S
15
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
N
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:58AM1.51m
00:22AM1.73m
12:41PM1.50m
1:05AM1.69m
1:29PM1.50m
1:52AM1.67m
Low Tide
6:13AM0.34m
5:56PM0.33m
6:57AM0.39m
6:41PM0.39m
7:46AM0.41m
7:36PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:37
6:37
6:35
6:35
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8:06
8:07
8:07
8:07
1
Temp °C
21
20
25
27
26
24
24
24
23
22
28
32
32
29
26
24
22
21
22
23
22
22
23
23
21
20
25
25
24
22
23
23
22
21
26
30
30
28
28
27
23
21
21
22
21
23
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.1
E
10
0.3
E
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
22
15
23
2
10
46
38
47
50
43
38
38
37
32
24
20
14
13
13
9
4
6
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
8
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
Energy kJ
5
9
2
1
5
11
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
7
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
7
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
7
1.1
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.8
SE
6
0.3
SW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NE
3
Energy kJ
44
40
47
53
58
34
26
21
54
1
3
2
2
4
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
724
724
83
724
724
1093
749
13
0
30
83
0
15
83
83
83
573
573
645
612
612
749
749
1267
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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