Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shackleford Banks today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Shackleford Banks at 5PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Shackleford Banks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 51 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 33 | 28 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:24PM0.66m | 6:46AM0.56m | 7:12PM0.69m | 7:34AM0.60m | 7:54PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44AM0.17m | 00:55AM0.18m | 12:40PM0.16m | 1:39AM0.15m | 1:29PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 34 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 33 | 21 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 47 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 12 | — | 11 | 14 | 18 | 26 | 30 | 51 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 115 | 703 | 617 | 644 | 531 | 378 | 141 | 141 | 600 | 646 | 14 | 242 | 123 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 14 | 14 |
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