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Conditions at Shoals Point in August
August: Late-Summer Lull with a Tropical Wildcard
August keeps the small-swell theme going at Shoals Point with an average height of 4-5ft (1.4m) and the year's shortest average period at 9.8s. WSW and SW swells still own the energy at 61% combined, while the ideal E/SE window is just 2% - unless a tropical system drifts up the coast. Late August is the first real chance for E/SE hurricane swell, and when those long-period, east-southeast lines arrive, the point can light up. The catch is that tropical energy often comes with onshore E/SE winds, and onshore ESE/SE/SSE flow already accounts for around 27% of August observations. Offshore W-NW flow remains strong at 43%, giving plenty of clean small-wave windows in between. Water temperature peaks at 14.1°C, air temps average 13.3°C, and rainfall rises to 6.10 mm/day. For surfers, it is mostly a small, clean summer month with one eye glued to the tropics.
Average Spot conditions at Shoals Point in August
Swell history for August
Wind history for August
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Shoals Point during August. Based on historical data, there is a % probability of groundswell occurring this month. The chart below provides a detailed breakdown of the average wave height distribution, offering deep insights into the swell quality and surf potential you can expect at Shoals Point for your next trip in August.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Shoals Point for August. Our analysis shows that favorable offshore or side-shore winds coincide with surfable swell approximately % of the time. The accompanying graph illustrates the average size distribution of waves during these optimal wind windows at Shoals Point.