Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
27.5°C
1.2° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 8PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (07 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Fri morning).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.4
ENE
6
1.8
E
6
2.1
E
7
2.5
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
213
169
181
147
147
147
143
142
163
134
131
117
97
89
107
150
276
427
743
1118
1076
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
E
15
ESE
10
E
5
SE
5
SE
5
N
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ESE
30
E
35
ENE
40
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:38PM1.73m
7:06AM1.72m
7:26PM1.73m
7:54AM1.79m
8:10PM1.71m
Low Tide
12:28PM-0.15m
00:58AM-0.16m
1:23PM-0.20m
1:45AM-0.22m
2:14PM-0.22m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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7:22
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7:22
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7:04
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7:01
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 mm
2
2
1
1
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1
2
2
2
2
3
3
7
9
Temp °C
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
27
27
23
23
21
21
22
24
25
26
26
Feels °C
27
26
26
27
28
29
29
27
26
27
27
27
22
19
17
16
19
20
23
25
25
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