The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

Issued: 1 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is

29.2° C

The Shoals surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Shoals today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 5AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	6s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	6s
Evening (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16								Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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	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	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 5	SE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	6	7	7	26	52	56
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WNW	NW	ENE	SE	SSE	SSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	NNW	ESE	SE	S	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SE	SSE	W	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	off	cross-off
High Tide				10:39AM1.92m					11:02PM2.16m				11:31AM1.93m				11:49PM2.06m				12:21PM1.92m
Low Tide		4:34AM-0.05m				4:44PM-0.07m					5:21AM-0.03m				5:37PM0.03m				6:09AM0.02m				6:31PM0.15m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:28	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	4	3
Temp °C	28	26	26	29	31	30	30	30	29	29	28	30	30	30	29	27	26	25	25	28	30	30	27	25
Feels °C	30	27	28	31	33	33	32	32	32	32	30	33	32	32	31	29	29	28	27	30	31	31	28	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 6	SE 6
kJ	11	11	10	10	10	10	8	7	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	6	6	6	6	1	56
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	—	E 10
kJ	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	—	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	—	—	E 10	—	—
kJ	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	—	—	2	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WNW 2	WNW 2	—	—	—	—	S 2	WSW 2	SSW 2	—	—	SE 2	SSE 3	SSE 3	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 5	SW 3
kJ	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	1	2	3	6	5	6	7	7	26	52	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Apache Pier Carolina South	Indian Wells Long Island NY	Indian Wells Long Island NY	Hatchet Bay Eleuthera	Garbanzo Great Abaco	Garbanzo Great Abaco	Democrat Point Robert Moses Long Island NY	Ocean City Maryland	Copa (Bull Bay) Jamaica	Lighthouse 2 Jamaica	Coffee Break Amber Coast	Las Flores Costa del Balsamo	Fishermans Point Costa del Balsamo	Las Flores Costa del Balsamo	The Cove Florida - South	Canova Beach Florida - North	Indian Rocks Beach Florida - Gulf	Buccaneer Florida - North	Spanish House Florida - North	Las Flores Costa del Balsamo	Las Flores Costa del Balsamo	Rehoboth Main Delaware	Jax Beach Pier Florida - North	Fluidgroove Reef Florida - North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	450	1439	1439	742	614	614	1348	1060	1468	1467	1598	2040	2052	2040	433	272	320	263	293	2040	2040	1087	13	18
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida																Chernobyl		Ocean Avenue	Chernobyl				7th Avenue	Fluidgroove Reef
Rating (10 max)																1		1	1				1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Sandspit CAL - Santa Barbara	Sandspit CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Rincon - The Cove CAL - Ventura	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Rincon - The Cove CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Exiles CAL - LA County	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Scripps Pier CAL - San Diego County	Sandspit CAL - Santa Barbara	Sandspit CAL - Santa Barbara	Scripps Pier CAL - San Diego County	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	3
Header Global	Luna Park Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	7	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	9	9	6	8	7	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5

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