The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
28.7°C
1.2° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (21 Sep)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 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu morning).

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
E
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.9
NE
4
1
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
17
23
22
21
14
14
13
13
13
13
18
11
11
9
8
19
19
26
26
56
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:10PM1.49m
5:20AM1.34m
6:01PM1.55m
6:14AM1.44m
6:48PM1.62m
Low Tide
10:48AM0.21m
11:43PM0.22m
11:43AM0.14m
00:29AM0.12m
12:35PM0.06m
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:22
7:21
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
26
28
28
28
26
26
Feels °C
30
29
29
30
29
30
30
31
32
30
30
29
30
31
32
30
30
29
29
27
27
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