The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

Issued: 7 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is

29.4° C

The Shoals surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Shoals today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 3AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Evening (09 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 8			Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 8	SE 5	SE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	20	53	56	45	27	27	32	83	31	51	60	42	29	23	23	82	60	102	61	38	32	22	24	62
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSE	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSE	SE	SSE	WSW	W	WSW	W	WSW	SSE	SE	WSW	SSE	SW	WSW	WSW	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross-on
High Tide	3:09PM1.91m				3:26AM1.66m				4:13PM1.97m				4:32AM1.65m					5:19PM2.05m				5:40AM1.66m
Low Tide			9:52PM0.39m				10:02AM0.13m				10:57PM0.34m					11:01AM0.08m				00:00AM0.28m				12:02PM0.02m


	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—
	—	8:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:30	—	—	—	—	—	8:30
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	32	30	31	28	27	27	31	34	32	30	31	27	27	26	31	32	31	25	27	27	27	26	30	31
Feels °C	33	31	32	29	28	29	33	35	32	31	31	29	30	29	34	33	32	24	28	27	28	27	31	31
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	E 12	E 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	E 11	E 10	E 10	ESE 8	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	E 10
kJ	2	42	26	45	27	16	14	3	3	26	26	39	29	20	20	2	2	2	13	38	32	22	13	2
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 12	—	E 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	N 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	E 10
kJ	2	2	—	16	27	27	32	3	—	3	26	15	15	23	23	1	2	2	2	13	12	16	24	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 12	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	E 11	E 11	E 11	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	NE 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	42	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	2	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	SE 5	SSE 5	SSW 5	SSW 4	WSW 2	WSW 3	SE 9	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	—	—	—	—	SE 8	SE 5	SE 5	SSE 5	SW 3	SW 3	WSW 3	—	SE 8
kJ	20	53	56	42	12	1	2	83	31	51	60	—	—	—	—	82	60	102	61	2	2	1	—	62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Egg Island Eleuthera	North Bar Long Island NY	The Shoals Florida - North	Ponte Vedra Florida - North	Fluidgroove Reef Florida - North	Fluidgroove Reef Florida - North	Fluidgroove Reef Florida - North	Corolla Lighthouse Carolina North	Winthrop Jetty Massachusetts	Beach Club Florida - North	The Shoals Florida - North	The Shoals Florida - North	Fluidgroove Reef Florida - North	Fluidgroove Reef Florida - North	Pon. Inlet Florida - North	Chincoteague Virginia	Chincoteague Virginia	7th Avenue Florida - North	Ponte Vedra Florida - North	7th Avenue Florida - North	Comfort Inn/Jeckyll Island Georgia	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Pelican Watch Carolina North	Hatteras Light House Carolina North
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)	713	1461	0	17	18	18	18	840	1619	170	0	0	18	18	157	1001	1001	15	17	15	67	83	519	765
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida			Fluidgroove Reef	Fluidgroove Reef	Vero Beach Pier	Monster Hole	Fluidgroove Reef			Beach Club	Fluidgroove Reef	Fluidgroove Reef	Fluidgroove Reef	Fluidgroove Reef	Beach Club			Fluidgroove Reef	Fluidgroove Reef	Fluidgroove Reef	Peanuts	Peanuts
Rating (10 max)			1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	8	8	8	5	5	5	4	5	7	6

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