The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
27.5°C
0.9° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 12AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.7
ESE
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
40
54
87
87
126
233
275
265
167
77
74
235
225
68
68
132
190
97
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:08AM1.56m
12:39PM1.77m
00:57AM1.49m
1:34PM1.75m
Low Tide
6:12PM0.04m
6:23AM-0.10m
7:09PM0.12m
7:17AM-0.06m
8:13PM0.17m
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clear
clear
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:46
7:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
26
26
Feels °C
30
30
30
31
31
30
30
30
30
29
30
30
29
30
30
30
28
28
29
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