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The Shoals surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 EST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.3° C
 (Which is 5.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Shoals today?

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 11AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)665999999999999988889988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4224877777666666666671415151414
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
0
NW
5
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SW
15
NW
20
NNW
30
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:30AM
1.79
6:33PM
1.54
7:14AM
1.84
7:19PM
1.58
7:56AM
1.88
8:02PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:58PM
0.28
12:49AM
0.16
1:40PM
0.22
1:32AM
0.11
2:19PM
0.16
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise--7:22-------7:22-------7:22-----
Sunset----5:46-------5:47-------5:49---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C21369910999121618171615139757754
Feels °C (?)-3-40254645471114141412940000-2-3
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