Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
27.1°C
0.9° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 7PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (09 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (09 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.9
E
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.8
E
8
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
149
187
193
164
146
161
169
178
199
188
160
83
105
121
72
143
121
84
84
62
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:10PM1.71m
8:39AM1.83m
8:52PM1.67m
9:22AM1.83m
9:32PM1.61m
Low Tide
2:14PM-0.22m
2:28AM-0.25m
3:00PM-0.22m
3:08AM-0.24m
3:43PM-0.18m
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 mm
3
3
1
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1
4
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Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
29
28
29
28
27
26
25
26
29
30
28
24
Feels °C
27
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
29
31
29
32
31
30
29
27
28
30
29
27
23
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