The Shoals Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.43° N 81.40° W

The Shoals 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Shoals sea temperature is
29.4° C
0.9° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 1PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (21 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.3
SSE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
67
95
114
197
231
223
139
104
72
60
75
71
71
94
50
47
28
22
78
95
21
21
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
20
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:05AM1.69m
2:51PM1.80m
2:53AM1.59m
3:45PM1.76m
3:44AM1.52m
4:40PM1.75m
Low Tide
8:36AM0.23m
9:25PM0.43m
9:26AM0.29m
10:22PM0.46m
10:17AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:24
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
30
32
30
30
29
28
27
26
30
30
29
28
28
28
27
27
29
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
30
29
30
32
28
30
30
30
28
27
32
30
28
28
29
30
30
30
33
30
29
29
28
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