The Shoals surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 03 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
22.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Shoals today?

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 10PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)--
Afternoon (03 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (03 May)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
11 AM
2 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.4
NE
9
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
1
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
95
80
89
71
49
42
36
15
25
26
35
68
40
50
48
47
47
42
42
64
37
51
81
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:27PM1.86m
10:38AM1.57m
11:04PM1.82m
11:17AM1.54m
11:42PM1.77m
11:58AM1.51m
Low Tide
4:07PM0.16m
4:55AM0.20m
4:42PM0.21m
5:33AM0.27m
5:17PM0.27m
6:13AM0.34m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
6:39
6:37
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8:04
8:05
8:06
8:06
Temp °C
19
19
20
21
20
20
22
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
22
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
25
28
16
16
17
20
19
18
19
19
19
17
18
18
19
19
20
21
19
20
21
22
21
21
25
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.9
SE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
7
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
98
95
80
89
71
49
42
36
9
8
20
16
39
40
50
6
6
6
6
6
39
37
51
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
6
7
7
3
7
3
6
6
14
15
16
15
15
1
1
1
1
7
17
17
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
6
1
1
2
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
1
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
ESE
7
Energy kJ
8
6
10
15
25
26
35
68
48
47
47
42
42
64
81
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
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
384
647
724
783
1039
67
503
724
1591
1093
1239
1489
1489
1440
1300
1327
1327
1327
2141
1591
1440
58
15
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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