Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
22.5°C
2.5° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 4AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (24 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (24 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
2.1
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
ENE
8
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
7
2.4
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
210
302
374
736
952
1018
1168
1440
1260
1060
754
671
611
730
1183
1284
1181
1175
770
875
926
913
866
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:15AM1.76m
7:38PM1.65m
8:02AM1.87m
8:24PM1.66m
8:49AM1.94m
9:11PM1.65m
Low Tide
1:13AM-0.12m
1:43PM-0.10m
1:56AM-0.22m
2:32PM-0.17m
2:40AM-0.29m
3:19PM-0.21m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:35
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6:45
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6:44
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 mm
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1
2
2
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1
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Temp °C
21
19
19
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
22
21
21
20
19
20
21
Feels °C
17
15
16
17
16
16
16
17
17
18
16
16
16
17
16
17
19
18
16
16
15
15
16
18
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