Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
28.4°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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 4PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
12
1.1
ENE
12
1.1
ENE
12
1
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.6
E
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
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.7
SE
4
1
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
451
377
350
278
254
103
71
45
42
24
23
23
43
36
21
20
20
10
13
37
32
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
S
5
SW
10
W
5
W
5
ESE
15
ESE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:31AM1.73m
8:54PM1.69m
9:14AM1.80m
9:36PM1.66m
9:58AM1.83m
10:19PM1.61m
Low Tide
2:54PM-0.17m
3:11AM-0.25m
3:38PM-0.21m
3:50AM-0.29m
4:22PM-0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
23
24
23
24
23
22
21
24
26
26
25
25
23
23
23
26
28
28
26
26
Feels °C
20
21
23
22
23
23
21
20
24
25
23
22
22
21
23
24
26
27
26
24
25
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