The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
27.9°C
0.1° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 11AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.9
SE
4
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.4
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
58
41
41
31
22
22
20
13
22
31
29
22
18
17
27
19
15
32
34
57
60
30
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
SW
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:14AM1.76m
8:37PM1.87m
9:03AM1.82m
9:21PM1.83m
9:49AM1.83m
10:03PM1.75m
Low Tide
2:11AM-0.21m
2:30PM-0.27m
2:56AM-0.26m
3:19PM-0.27m
3:38AM-0.27m
4:05PM-0.23m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
7:35
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
1
4
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
29
29
29
29
29
28
27
26
29
31
29
29
26
26
26
25
27
30
29
27
27
Feels °C
32
32
33
31
31
31
31
31
30
29
32
33
30
30
28
29
29
28
30
32
31
28
29
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