The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
28.9° C
0.3° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 2PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 37°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
SE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
20
31
31
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
8
17
34
27
13
13
13
31
12
12
12
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
ENE
20
E
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
15
S
10
SW
5
SSW
15
ESE
20
SE
30
SSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
35
NW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:16AM1.54m
7:57PM1.87m
8:03AM1.58m
8:39PM1.89m
8:47AM1.62m
9:18PM1.90m
Low Tide
1:32PM0.24m
2:26AM0.28m
2:16PM0.20m
3:05AM0.22m
2:57PM0.17m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
3
1
1
10
15
4
Temp °C
30
28
31
32
30
29
29
28
27
27
31
32
30
30
29
29
28
28
32
37
26
24
24
Feels °C
32
31
34
34
31
31
31
31
30
31
35
34
32
29
29
30
29
30
33
38
27
23
26
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