Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
27.0°C
0.5° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 11AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (05 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (05 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.6
NE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
2
E
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
16
86
115
273
552
522
448
476
412
428
392
404
366
441
438
427
Wind (km/h)
0
ENE
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:06AM1.42m
4:44PM1.68m
5:13AM1.51m
5:44PM1.71m
6:13AM1.62m
6:38PM1.73m
Low Tide
10:25AM-0.04m
11:13PM-0.00m
11:29AM-0.09m
00:08AM-0.09m
12:28PM-0.15m
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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7:20
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7:22
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7:06
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7:05
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7:04
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 mm
1
4
1
2
4
2
2
1
6
6
2
3
7
5
2
1
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1
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1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
24
24
23
23
23
24
23
24
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
30
29
26
27
27
26
25
27
23
23
24
24
22
22
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
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