The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
28.7° C
0.2° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 10PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)--
Afternoon (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
6
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1.1
SE
4
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
52
59
65
59
32
23
29
55
20
21
22
21
21
43
77
43
63
47
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:46PM1.76m
12:12PM1.77m
00:27AM1.70m
12:58PM1.80m
Low Tide
5:39PM0.18m
6:05AM0.07m
6:28PM0.22m
6:49AM0.07m
7:24PM0.27m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:17
8:16
 mm
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
32
28
26
26
25
26
29
27
27
27
26
25
24
24
29
32
31
29
28
Feels °C
32
28
26
28
26
27
29
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
30
33
31
30
29
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