Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shackleford Banks today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shackleford Banks at 9PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shackleford Banks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 92mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 30 | 23 | 48 | 52 | 64 | 48 | 47 | 50 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 37 | 21 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 205 | 265 | 408 | 663 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:05PM0.73m | 8:31AM0.79m | 8:49PM0.72m | 9:13AM0.81m | 9:31PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55PM0.05m | 2:11AM0.03m | 2:45PM0.04m | 2:52AM0.02m | 3:30PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 30 | 23 | 48 | 52 | 64 | 48 | 47 | 50 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 37 | 21 | 27 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 42 | 88 | 205 | 265 | 408 | 663 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 280 | 889 | 91 | 115 | 115 | 0 | 14 | 91 | 91 | 14 | 14 | 1582 | 1752 | 1752 | 1747 | 742 | 742 | 839 | 1051 | 1074 | 661 |
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