The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
29.6° 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 (12 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 11PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.8
S
4
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
22
19
10
23
28
28
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
28
28
25
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
30
WSW
10
WNW
5
N
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
NW
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
7:27PM2.20m
7:48AM1.77m
8:25PM2.25m
8:47AM1.83m
9:20PM2.26m
9:44AM1.89m
Low Tide
2:00AM0.10m
2:02PM-0.10m
2:54AM0.02m
2:58PM-0.13m
3:45AM-0.03m
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:29
8:29
8:29
 mm
2
1
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
33
26
26
25
25
25
29
32
30
29
28
27
27
26
29
30
29
25
25
25
25
24
28
30
Feels °C
35
24
28
28
28
28
31
35
32
31
30
28
30
27
30
30
32
25
26
27
28
25
30
32
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