The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

Issued: 1 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
29.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 9PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
SE
5
0.8
SE
4
1.2
SE
5
1
SSE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
1
SE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
33
16
31
44
38
25
16
13
13
23
65
52
31
21
16
18
16
32
80
83
39
21
27
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
25
SE
25
SSE
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:37PM1.75m
00:51AM1.81m
1:22PM1.80m
1:36AM1.76m
2:13PM1.85m
2:28AM1.71m
Low Tide
6:47PM0.39m
7:21AM0.24m
7:44PM0.41m
8:11AM0.21m
8:47PM0.41m
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
31
33
31
31
31
28
27
27
31
33
30
30
29
28
27
26
31
33
32
29
31
28
27
27
Feels °C
34
35
32
33
33
29
30
30
32
35
29
30
30
30
30
28
32
34
32
30
33
30
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
E
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.9
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.9
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
Energy kJ
34
3
2
13
13
38
25
16
9
13
1
1
7
31
21
16
13
16
26
15
39
21
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
10
0.1
SE
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
13
12
12
13
1
1
7
7
13
14
18
1
15
15
15
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.2
S
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
S
5
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
21
1
1
2
30
8
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SE
8
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
0.5
SE
5
0.8
SE
4
1.2
SE
5
1
SSE
5
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.5
SE
5
1
SE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
2
33
16
31
44
24
12
23
65
52
1
1
1
13
32
80
83
1
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)
83
724
783
70
17
18
1440
384
181
1239
724
517
83
798
253
384
805
798
1328
823
0
0
18
18
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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