The Shoals surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 EDT
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The Shoals surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
22.2° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Shoals today?

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 9PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (07 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
E
10
0.5
NE
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
33
38
20
18
12
22
16
12
7
7
7
7
7
14
13
14
13
20
15
16
16
15
14
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NE
20
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
NW
10
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
12:41PM1.50m
1:05AM1.69m
1:29PM1.50m
1:52AM1.67m
2:21PM1.54m
2:45AM1.66m
Low Tide
6:41PM0.39m
7:46AM0.41m
7:36PM0.43m
8:38AM0.39m
8:39PM0.44m
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6:35
6:35
6:35
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8:07
8:07
8:07
8:08
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1
4
Temp °C
28
31
32
30
26
24
23
21
23
23
22
21
22
22
23
22
24
27
23
24
23
23
23
23
27
31
33
30
28
26
25
20
22
22
21
21
23
23
24
24
27
28
24
27
24
25
26
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.1
E
10
0.6
SE
5
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
Energy kJ
46
33
2
18
18
12
22
16
12
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
7
13
13
9
8
4
6
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.5
E
6
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
E
9
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
20
11
5
2
2
2
2
2
7
7
7
14
13
6
4
4
15
16
16
15
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
SE
4
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
7
1
6
6
4
4
14
1
4
2
5
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.7
SE
6
0.3
NNE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
NE
5
0.5
ENE
6
0.2
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
Energy kJ
15
38
2
5
6
7
1
1
7
20
1
4
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
39
18
18
239
450
573
628
645
614
612
612
732
732
1271
1352
1613
1465
724
2041
867
83
83
83
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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