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The Shoals Surf Forecast
/ Florida – North (78 breaks) / Florida (155 breaks) /
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The Shoals surfForecast / Florida – North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 07 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Shoals surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
22.2° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Shoals today?
The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 9AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Shoals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | |
39 | 45 | 42 | 46 | 38 | 38 | 29 | 31 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 29 | 41 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 00:22AM1.73m | 12:41PM1.50m | 1:05AM1.69m | 1:29PM1.50m | 1:52AM1.67m | 2:21PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57AM0.39m | 6:41PM0.39m | 7:46AM0.41m | 7:36PM0.43m | 8:38AM0.39m | 8:39PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 26 |
22 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 26 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ESE 6 | ENE 9 |
 kJ | 39 | 39 | 42 | 46 | 38 | 38 | 29 | 31 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | E 9 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 6 | — | E 10 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 3 | — | S 5 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 38 | 45 | 1 | — | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 29 | 41 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 39 | 83 | 83 | 246 | 483 | 573 | 645 | 783 | 614 | 612 | 724 | 732 | 1151 | 1330 | 1467 | 1290 | 384 | 444 | 58 | 15 |
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