Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
21.9°C
2.9° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 6AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (26 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (26 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 20°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1378
1410
1406
844
1111
974
885
831
788
858
989
1022
965
836
763
788
660
726
742
679
664
664
588
635
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:49AM1.94m
9:11PM1.65m
9:37AM1.98m
9:59PM1.62m
10:28AM1.98m
10:51PM1.58m
Low Tide
2:40AM-0.29m
3:19PM-0.21m
3:24AM-0.33m
4:06PM-0.21m
4:10AM-0.32m
4:55PM-0.16m
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Temp °C
23
23
21
21
20
20
21
21
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
23
24
24
23
23
23
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24
25
Feels °C
19
18
16
16
15
16
17
18
19
18
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18
18
19
20
21
21
19
20
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