The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
27.8° C
0.7° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 3PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
1
0
1
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
62
60
81
78
70
55
77
54
53
43
49
49
37
15
15
15
21
21
21
13
17
21
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
SE
20
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:27AM1.54m
6:14PM1.98m
6:34AM1.62m
7:14PM2.04m
7:35AM1.71m
8:09PM2.08m
Low Tide
11:47AM-0.05m
00:45AM0.11m
12:50PM-0.12m
1:42AM0.01m
1:49PM-0.18m
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thunderstorm
clear
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:12
8:10
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
29
29
28
28
28
28
27
26
29
31
30
29
29
28
28
27
31
33
32
32
30
Feels °C
30
30
32
31
30
30
31
31
30
29
32
33
32
31
30
30
32
30
34
35
33
35
32
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