The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
28.6°C
1.1° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 12PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (23 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (23 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
7
0.7
NE
6
1.2
NE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
2
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.2
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.2
NE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
40
71
136
203
244
271
323
375
355
422
503
564
636
734
766
549
465
811
1005
919
800
1013
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:14AM1.44m
6:48PM1.62m
7:03AM1.54m
7:31PM1.66m
7:48AM1.64m
8:13PM1.69m
Low Tide
12:35PM0.06m
1:12AM0.01m
1:23PM-0.03m
1:53AM-0.09m
2:10PM-0.11m
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:20
7:17
 mm
2
1
2
6
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
25
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
22
20
19
20
21
22
23
24
Feels °C
29
28
27
26
25
25
25
25
22
21
20
20
22
20
20
19
17
16
17
18
20
21
22
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