The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
28.2° C
0.3° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 8PM is: 0.7m 3s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 35°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
3
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.6
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
33
11
8
10
8
14
10
10
16
16
13
12
12
12
12
15
45
11
11
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
ESE
5
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:09PM2.08m
8:32AM1.79m
9:00PM2.08m
9:25AM1.85m
9:49PM2.05m
Low Tide
1:49PM-0.18m
2:34AM-0.09m
2:44PM-0.22m
3:23AM-0.16m
3:36PM-0.22m
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:09
8:08
 mm
2
5
2
3
Temp °C
31
33
32
32
32
30
29
28
32
35
33
31
28
28
27
26
30
34
31
31
28
Feels °C
34
35
33
33
33
32
31
30
34
37
36
33
30
31
29
28
33
37
34
32
30
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