The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

Issued: 1 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
29.4° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 6PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
1
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
1.2
SE
5
1.4
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
56
26
25
24
24
24
14
14
45
33
62
52
36
18
13
13
41
60
94
77
41
30
24
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
20
E
20
SE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:55AM1.70m
00:11AM1.85m
12:37PM1.75m
00:51AM1.81m
1:22PM1.80m
1:36AM1.76m
Low Tide
5:57PM0.36m
6:36AM0.27m
6:47PM0.39m
7:21AM0.24m
7:44PM0.41m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
 mm
1
5
Temp °C
29
29
29
29
28
27
26
26
30
31
30
28
29
27
26
26
30
33
30
29
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
33
30
30
31
30
29
29
29
33
32
31
31
31
29
28
29
31
35
29
29
27
27
28
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
E
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.3
ESE
9
1.1
SE
6
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
Energy kJ
26
45
26
25
24
24
3
14
14
3
2
13
52
36
18
13
6
1
1
15
77
41
30
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
14
12
7
7
7
3
24
4
3
3
3
13
12
12
12
13
13
8
7
8
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
W
3
0.6
ESE
8
1
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
0.7
S
6
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.6
SE
8
1.2
SE
5
1.4
SE
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
56
3
3
4
6
1
1
1
45
33
62
29
2
2
2
1
41
60
94
47
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
732
2062
1239
1279
1039
83
1239
83
1614
148
1239
18
0
73
231
384
1652
2062
2067
1588
867
83
83
867
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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