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The Shoals Surf Forecast
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The Shoals surfForecast / Florida – North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 27 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
26.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Shoals today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 11AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Shoals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | |
128 | 160 | 163 | 192 | 117 | 169 | 126 | 132 | 171 | 158 | 123 | 111 | 92 | 102 | 102 | 90 | 105 | 96 | 69 | 45 | 43 | 45 | 35 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:01AM1.68m | 6:41PM1.94m | 6:47AM1.66m | 7:25PM1.97m | 7:31AM1.66m | 8:07PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:20PM0.22m | 1:07AM0.30m | 1:04PM0.22m | 1:54AM0.28m | 1:46PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | 8:21 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | E 5 |
 kJ | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 132 | 171 | 158 | 123 | 111 | 92 | 102 | 102 | 90 | 1 | 96 | 69 | 45 | 26 | 26 | 35 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | E 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 128 | 160 | 163 | 192 | 117 | 169 | 126 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | — | 13 | 24 | 43 | 45 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 411 | 815 | 813 | 813 | 823 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 67 | 246 | 67 | 67 |
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