The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
29.1° C
0.6° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 7PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.6
SE
3
1.1
SE
4
1.4
SE
5
1.5
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.4
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
7
51
94
143
75
71
55
28
31
41
53
60
44
53
36
30
36
49
64
114
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
12:21PM1.92m
00:35AM1.94m
1:10PM1.88m
1:19AM1.81m
2:00PM1.84m
Low Tide
6:31PM0.15m
6:57AM0.09m
7:28PM0.27m
7:46AM0.17m
8:27PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
29
32
31
31
30
28
27
26
29
31
29
29
29
28
27
27
29
30
30
29
30
Feels °C
30
33
31
31
31
30
29
28
32
32
29
29
31
30
30
30
31
30
30
30
31
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