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Shackleford Banks Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
Shackleford Banks surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 16 Aug 2025 EDT
How big are the waves at Shackleford Banks today?
The current surf forecast for Shackleford Banks at 11PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shackleford Banks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 39 | 47 | 75 | 295 | 355 | 422 | 495 | 666 | 815 | 1035 | 1471 | 1684 | 2169 | 2925 | 3280 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:20PM 0.74 | 3:45AM 0.55 | 4:29PM 0.73 | 4:57AM 0.54 | 5:39PM 0.73 | 6:06AM 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:58PM 0.11 | 9:43AM 0.07 | 11:09PM 0.11 | 10:53AM 0.08 | 12:16AM 0.10 | 12:02PM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Carolina North
Calm condsitions have become offshore at Shackleford Banks (light winds from the NE at BUOY-BFTN7 9 km from Shackleford Banks). 0.3m 9s swell from the ESE with a 0.1m 4s local chop from the S and a 0.1m 14s groundswell from the SE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 28 min ago
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