Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
27.2°C
0.4° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 1PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (02 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (02 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
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
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.3
E
11
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.4
E
11
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
15
27
26
26
27
27
27
33
27
25
28
30
33
39
26
24
25
35
39
39
41
39
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
E
5
NE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
N
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:25PM1.73m
1:48AM1.38m
2:29PM1.69m
2:55AM1.37m
3:38PM1.67m
Low Tide
7:01AM-0.11m
8:01PM0.09m
8:07AM-0.05m
9:09PM0.11m
9:17AM-0.02m
10:13PM0.07m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
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7:18
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7:20
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7:09
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7:07
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 mm
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2
2
2
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1
2
1
1
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1
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1
1
3
4
3
4
8
4
Temp °C
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
26
24
24
25
26
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
28
28
25
24
Feels °C
31
30
30
29
29
30
30
30
26
25
27
28
28
29
30
29
30
30
29
29
30
28
26
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