The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

Issued: 7 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
27.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 11PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)--
Afternoon (18 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 101mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 23°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
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
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
4
1.2
SE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
70
86
59
43
34
34
25
20
21
17
11
17
17
17
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
N
15
NW
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
15
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:16AM2.15m
12:47PM1.90m
1:05AM2.04m
1:40PM1.89m
1:55AM1.92m
Low Tide
5:56PM0.08m
6:39AM0.11m
6:55PM0.20m
7:33AM0.16m
7:57PM0.30m
8:27AM0.21m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
10
66
12
Temp °C
30
29
29
27
26
26
28
25
28
28
27
26
25
26
28
29
23
24
24
24
24
23
26
27
Feels °C
31
30
30
28
27
27
29
24
26
29
29
28
27
29
31
32
26
25
26
27
27
25
29
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
1
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
4
4
4
59
43
34
34
25
20
21
17
11
17
17
17
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
4
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.3
NE
5
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
4
2
3
1
3
3
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
4
1.2
SE
5
1.3
SSE
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
49
70
86
26
3
9
5
7
18
15
7
6
3
3
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2128
74
126
83
83
798
83
718
384
384
253
384
458
483
573
524
498
419
1219
1219
419
419
798
742
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
6
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
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