The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
28.8° C
0.2° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 10AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (30 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.5
E
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
21
13
11
15
13
5
6
35
32
16
10
8
5
5
7
7
6
6
7
13
16
9
7
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
10
ESE
20
WSW
10
SW
10
W
5
W
10
ENE
20
E
20
SE
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
5
W
5
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:29AM1.65m
9:55PM1.89m
10:10AM1.68m
10:32PM1.87m
10:50AM1.71m
Low Tide
3:41AM0.16m
3:37PM0.15m
4:16AM0.12m
4:16PM0.14m
4:51AM0.09m
4:56PM0.15m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:20
8:19
 mm
2
2
2
12
10
2
4
4
Temp °C
26
25
26
29
33
29
27
26
26
26
25
29
32
30
29
28
28
27
27
29
29
29
27
26
Feels °C
27
27
29
31
36
32
27
29
27
29
29
33
35
31
31
31
31
31
31
32
30
31
28
30
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