The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
29.4° C
0.8° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 6AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
14
14
13
13
45
13
13
13
13
15
16
16
16
33
15
15
14
14
13
16
45
27
32
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
15
SE
20
SSE
10
NW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
5
WNW
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
ESE
20
SE
20
S
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross
on
High Tide
3:01AM1.36m
3:57PM1.56m
3:58AM1.34m
4:56PM1.58m
4:58AM1.35m
5:51PM1.62m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.28m
10:39PM0.40m
10:30AM0.27m
11:33PM0.37m
11:23AM0.24m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
7:59
 mm
2
10
2
1
1
3
Temp °C
26
26
26
29
31
28
26
27
26
26
26
29
31
32
31
30
28
27
26
29
32
30
27
28
Feels °C
28
28
29
31
32
28
28
31
29
29
29
31
34
33
33
31
30
30
29
31
35
31
28
31
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