The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
28.6° C
0.1° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 3AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue night, min 24°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
7
1
SE
4
1
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.5
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
35
37
26
29
46
47
30
30
30
21
18
17
17
17
16
16
36
41
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
ESE
5
SSE
0
NW
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:13AM1.64m
1:49PM1.82m
2:05AM1.57m
2:48PM1.84m
Low Tide
7:24PM0.27m
7:40AM0.07m
8:27PM0.30m
8:37AM0.06m
9:34PM0.30m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:15
 mm
1
1
1
12
3
1
2
2
Temp °C
30
30
28
28
26
26
28
29
24
26
27
28
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
30
32
29
29
28
29
31
30
27
30
30
31
30
31
32
32
31
31
31
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