The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
28.7° C
0.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 10PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
49
49
71
71
54
47
62
30
29
29
29
29
44
33
34
30
31
31
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
15
ESE
15
SSE
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
ENE
15
SE
5
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:35PM1.76m
5:34AM1.48m
6:26PM1.79m
6:26AM1.50m
7:13PM1.83m
Low Tide
00:08AM0.44m
11:57AM0.31m
00:57AM0.40m
12:46PM0.28m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
part cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:23
8:22
 mm
1
7
1
1
6
17
Temp °C
29
28
27
27
26
26
30
32
30
29
25
25
25
25
29
32
29
26
25
Feels °C
30
29
29
30
29
29
34
34
31
33
28
26
26
27
31
35
31
30
27
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