The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
28.9° C
0.3° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 5AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 36°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
21
20
31
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
43
16
15
13
13
13
14
14
12
12
12
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
20
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
25
SSE
30
S
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
25
NW
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:16AM1.54m
7:57PM1.87m
8:03AM1.58m
8:39PM1.89m
8:47AM1.62m
9:18PM1.90m
Low Tide
1:44AM0.34m
1:32PM0.24m
2:26AM0.28m
2:16PM0.20m
3:05AM0.22m
2:57PM0.17m
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thunderstorm
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clear
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clear
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clear
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mod rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
9
Temp °C
29
27
27
30
31
30
29
29
29
28
28
31
32
31
32
30
29
28
28
32
36
36
24
25
Feels °C
32
29
30
33
32
32
32
31
32
31
32
35
34
31
32
30
30
29
29
32
36
38
23
26
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