The Shoals surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 EDT
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The Shoals surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
21.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Shoals today?

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 11AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.7
NE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888888888885667778887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)343451507132323221202019333380123190253244230226277143111
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
WNW
0
WSW
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
N
10
N
25
N
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
E
10
ENE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:42AM
1.77
10:06PM
2.13
10:32AM
1.75
10:58PM
2.11
11:24AM
1.71
11:52PM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:45AM
-0.18
3:51PM
-0.24
4:34AM
-0.16
4:38PM
-0.21
5:25AM
-0.10
5:28PM
-0.14
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise-6:54-------6:54-------6:52------
Sunset----7:53-------7:54-------7:55---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212124272524232321212428272218181819192019192020
Feels °C (?)212124252223232320202327261813131213131515161718
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