Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
25.8°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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 4AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
26
26
27
27
28
28
19
19
21
22
22
21
22
12
11
11
14
16
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
S
5
WSW
5
W
0
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
11:28PM1.40m
12:01PM1.58m
00:10AM1.34m
12:44PM1.51m
Low Tide
5:47PM0.10m
5:36AM0.06m
6:31PM0.20m
6:17AM0.15m
7:20PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
25
25
25
25
24
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25
25
25
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25
28
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27
27
Feels °C
27
27
28
28
28
27
28
27
27
26
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27
26
25
27
30
30
28
28
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