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The Shoals Surf Forecast
/ Florida – North (78 breaks) / Florida (155 breaks) /
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The Shoals surfForecast / Florida – North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 11 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.5° C
(Which is 1.0°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 10PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Shoals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 102mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon night, min 20°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | |
11 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 176 | 223 | 233 | 408 | 414 | 452 | 487 | 435 | 329 | 387 | 356 | 196 | 159 | 131 | 106 | 86 | 66 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:16PM1.70m | 4:42AM1.67m | 5:16PM1.82m | 5:41AM1.70m | 6:13PM1.96m | 6:38AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47PM0.34m | 11:14AM0.18m | 11:48PM0.25m | 12:05PM0.09m | 00:46AM0.15m | 12:57PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 |
— | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 |
31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 |
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 387 | 356 | 196 | 159 | 131 | 106 | 86 | 66 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 8 | ESE 12 | SSE 3 | ESE 12 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 3 | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 176 | 223 | 233 | 408 | 414 | 452 | 487 | 435 | 329 | — | 273 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1050 | 293 | 389 | 67 | 293 | 387 | 387 | 387 | 300 | 1239 | 170 | 109 | 83 | 74 | 83 | 170 | 246 | 372 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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