The Shoals surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 18 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
21.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Shoals today?

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
1.3
NNE
1.6
NE
1.7
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888888888566777888777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)515098323232212020191933871692302862942792382771551179173
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
15
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
20
N
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:42AM
1.77
10:06PM
2.13
10:32AM
1.75
10:58PM
2.11
11:24AM
1.71
11:52PM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:51PM
-0.24
4:34AM
-0.16
4:38PM
-0.21
5:25AM
-0.10
5:28PM
-0.14
6:19AM
-0.00
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------6:54-------6:52-------6:52
Sunset--7:53-------7:54-------7:55-----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252726242423222125282822181818181919191919202018
Feels °C (?)252523222323212024272819131212121313141516181915
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