The Shoals surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
21.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Shoals today?

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 10AM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon morning).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.1
E
18
0.4
SE
5
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
15
0.9
NE
4
1.6
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
7
6
6
21
20
19
17
28
175
298
365
418
394
402
335
270
228
176
161
110
64
51
38
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:52AM1.73m
5:27PM1.73m
5:48AM1.72m
6:21PM1.81m
6:37AM1.71m
7:10PM1.88m
Low Tide
11:18AM0.13m
11:46PM0.16m
12:08PM0.10m
00:41AM0.13m
12:55PM0.08m
1:32AM0.10m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:47
6:46
6:45
6:43
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8:00
8:00
8:00
8:01
Temp °C
21
20
24
25
24
23
22
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
21
22
22
23
24
23
22
21
21
21
20
25
25
24
23
21
19
18
17
15
15
16
17
19
21
22
22
22
22
21
20
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.3
ENE
14
0.3
ENE
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
Energy kJ
13
7
5
5
21
20
6
6
4
1
38
36
14
14
14
13
16
11
14
14
64
51
38
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
17
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
12
Energy kJ
5
5
5
6
4
5
19
17
4
5
27
13
13
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
5
0.1
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
1
1
6
1
1
1
4
4
1
4
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
NNE
2
0.9
NE
4
1.6
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
Energy kJ
6
9
8
1
28
175
298
365
418
394
402
335
270
228
176
161
110
35
38
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
579
628
83
146
257
713
83
272
319
361
415
387
589
713
713
458
483
387
537
429
713
504
519
13
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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