Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
23.7°C
1.4° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 5PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (22 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, strong winds from the NE by Sat night).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
12
1.1
ENE
12
1
ENE
12
1
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
1.2
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
2.2
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.3
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
359
365
309
309
152
115
113
82
67
96
119
107
161
178
256
447
543
574
952
1569
1748
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
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
6:05PM1.57m
6:27AM1.64m
6:52PM1.62m
7:15AM1.76m
7:38PM1.65m
Low Tide
12:01PM0.10m
00:28AM-0.02m
12:53PM-0.00m
1:13AM-0.12m
1:43PM-0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
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5
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Temp °C
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
22
22
20
20
20
21
19
20
21
21
22
22
22
Feels °C
19
18
18
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
14
16
15
17
15
16
16
17
17
16
17
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