The Shoals surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
22.2° C
(Which is 1.8°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 11PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)--
Afternoon (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (06 May)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1
0
1
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
E
7
1
SE
4
0.9
ESE
5
1
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.6
NNE
4
0.2
E
10
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
38
33
47
52
49
49
38
33
33
24
24
20
14
13
8
7
8
10
12
14
14
14
13
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
SE
0
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:22AM1.73m
12:41PM1.50m
1:05AM1.69m
1:29PM1.50m
1:52AM1.67m
Low Tide
5:56PM0.33m
6:57AM0.39m
6:41PM0.39m
7:46AM0.41m
7:36PM0.43m
8:38AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:37
6:35
6:35
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8:06
8:07
8:07
8:07
1
1
3
Temp °C
26
25
24
23
23
22
28
32
32
31
27
24
23
21
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
23
27
24
23
23
22
23
21
26
30
31
31
30
26
24
20
22
22
20
22
23
23
24
24
25
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
7
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
32
33
45
39
49
49
38
33
33
24
24
20
14
13
7
7
7
10
12
10
7
7
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
E
9
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
8
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
7
7
7
14
14
14
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
3
3
3
2
7
1
6
6
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
4
1
SE
4
0.5
S
4
1
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.3
SW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.3
SE
3
Energy kJ
27
38
9
47
52
27
21
17
1
3
1
1
1
1
3
8
7
8
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
724
879
83
70
0
18
0
67
67
83
246
483
573
645
783
614
612
724
732
1151
1290
1480
1352
749
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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