Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
26.2°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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (16 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
1.7
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
6
2.3
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
8
2.5
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
32
14
16
16
16
16
15
15
180
297
500
713
769
774
899
736
949
819
1014
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
40
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:44PM1.51m
00:55AM1.29m
1:32PM1.47m
1:45AM1.26m
2:24PM1.44m
Low Tide
7:20PM0.29m
7:05AM0.23m
8:16PM0.33m
8:02AM0.27m
9:12PM0.33m
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
26
28
29
26
27
26
25
22
18
17
17
18
17
16
16
16
17
16
17
18
19
Feels °C
29
30
30
26
29
28
26
19
13
11
10
12
10
9
10
10
11
10
11
12
14
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