The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
29.1° C
0.6° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 12PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (22 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
60
72
65
71
71
79
44
40
35
23
37
67
77
77
21
20
43
44
73
71
49
71
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
ENE
15
E
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:53AM1.59m
3:45PM1.76m
3:44AM1.52m
4:40PM1.75m
4:39AM1.48m
5:35PM1.76m
Low Tide
9:26AM0.29m
10:22PM0.46m
10:17AM0.31m
11:16PM0.46m
11:07AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:24
8:24
 mm
Temp °C
27
26
30
30
29
28
28
28
27
27
29
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
29
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
30
28
32
31
29
28
29
30
30
31
32
31
30
29
30
30
29
30
32
30
29
30
30
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