The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
28.8°C
0.2° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 9PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.7
SE
4
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
12
0.6
SE
8
0.3
ESE
12
0.9
SE
4
0.3
ESE
11
0.6
SE
5
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.8
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
16
15
29
17
14
14
23
14
35
27
26
26
17
24
23
23
76
92
19
14
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
ESE
20
SE
20
S
10
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
NNW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:51PM1.62m
5:55AM1.39m
6:41PM1.67m
6:47AM1.45m
7:26PM1.73m
Low Tide
11:23AM0.24m
00:23AM0.30m
12:15PM0.19m
1:10AM0.22m
1:05PM0.13m
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
7:58
7:57
 mm
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
29
32
30
30
30
28
28
27
30
33
31
30
25
25
25
25
28
31
29
29
29
Feels °C
32
35
30
31
32
29
30
30
32
34
31
30
26
28
28
27
30
33
30
31
32
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