The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
27.3°C
1.0° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 11AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (02 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
1
E
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
195
184
223
83
78
77
74
72
180
169
135
106
129
75
70
70
59
42
37
42
39
38
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-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
High Tide
12:39PM1.77m
00:57AM1.49m
1:34PM1.75m
1:53AM1.43m
2:37PM1.73m
Low Tide
6:23AM-0.10m
7:09PM0.12m
7:17AM-0.06m
8:13PM0.17m
8:19AM-0.03m
9:20PM0.19m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
7:03
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7:46
7:45
7:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
Temp °C
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
Feels °C
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
31
31
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
27
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