The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
27.8° C
0.7° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 12AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)--
Afternoon (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 35°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
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)
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
62
61
54
73
53
43
49
49
37
15
15
36
21
21
20
12
17
19
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
ESE
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
6:14PM1.98m
6:34AM1.62m
7:14PM2.04m
7:35AM1.71m
8:09PM2.08m
Low Tide
00:45AM0.11m
12:50PM-0.12m
1:42AM0.01m
1:49PM-0.18m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:12
8:10
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
6
1
Temp °C
29
28
28
28
27
26
30
31
29
28
28
27
27
27
30
33
33
31
29
Feels °C
32
30
31
31
30
29
34
33
31
29
30
30
31
31
33
35
34
33
33
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