The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
28.7°C
0.6° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 11AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (08 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (08 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.5
SE
9
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
129
144
129
110
132
153
161
151
147
143
123
115
91
73
70
68
51
49
39
41
24
23
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:25AM1.57m
6:59PM1.86m
7:22AM1.68m
7:50PM1.88m
8:14AM1.76m
8:37PM1.87m
Low Tide
12:39PM-0.18m
1:22AM-0.12m
1:37PM-0.24m
2:11AM-0.21m
2:30PM-0.27m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:39
7:38
7:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
29
29
28
28
29
Feels °C
28
28
29
29
29
28
29
29
29
30
30
31
30
31
30
30
30
31
32
30
30
30
31
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