Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
20.9°C
3.8° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 5PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (28 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (28 Oct)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri night, min 22°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri night).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
10
2.3
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
E
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
585
978
511
563
639
626
612
627
645
459
399
559
547
466
412
412
424
385
383
322
278
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:28AM1.98m
10:51PM1.58m
11:22AM1.94m
11:45PM1.54m
12:18PM1.88m
Low Tide
4:55PM-0.16m
4:58AM-0.27m
5:47PM-0.08m
5:50AM-0.19m
6:45PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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rain showers
rain showers
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
22
22
24
24
24
22
23
23
23
23
22
23
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
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Feels °C
19
18
19
22
22
23
21
22
21
22
22
21
22
22
22
21
22
22
20
21
23
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