The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
29.4° 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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 5PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (21 Jul)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
1
2
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.8
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
114
197
256
203
120
85
56
56
67
79
66
79
44
40
28
22
67
77
21
20
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
S
10
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
E
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:51PM1.80m
2:53AM1.59m
3:45PM1.76m
3:44AM1.52m
4:40PM1.75m
Low Tide
8:36AM0.23m
9:25PM0.43m
9:26AM0.29m
10:22PM0.46m
10:17AM0.31m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
30
32
31
30
30
28
27
27
30
30
30
29
28
28
27
27
29
30
29
28
27
Feels °C
31
31
31
30
31
30
30
29
32
30
30
29
29
30
30
30
33
32
30
28
28
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