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Shackleford Banks surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 EDT
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Shackleford Banks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shackleford Banks sea temperature is
18.4° C
 (Which is 3.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Shackleford Banks this week:

The surf forecast for Shackleford Banks over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Apr 30) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Shackleford Banks in the next 16 days are 2.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (May 07) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Saturday (May 02) at 8AM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5PM (Thu 30th Apr)2.5ft (0.7m) 11s
Best Surf 8AM (Thu 7th May)5.5ft (1.7m) 6s
Most Powerful 5AM (Thu 7th May)6.5ft (2.0m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Shackleford Banks over the next 16 days.

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
5
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
S
6
1.5
SE
5
1.7
E
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
7
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
S
6
0.3
E
9
0.6
S
6
0.8
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
S
6
1.9
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
123
100
5
3
115
217
16
27
63
49
12
13
23
21
10
13
30
95
141
255
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NE
20
NNW
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ESE
35
NNE
35
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:48AM0.60m
9:05PM0.72m
9:26AM0.59m
9:42PM0.72m
10:03AM0.59m
10:18PM0.71m
10:39AM0.58m
10:54PM0.69m
11:16AM0.57m
11:30PM0.67m
11:53AM0.55m
00:08AM0.65m
12:33PM0.54m
00:49AM0.63m
Low Tide
2:42PM0.02m
3:28AM0.01m
3:18PM0.03m
4:07AM0.02m
3:55PM0.04m
4:44AM0.04m
4:31PM0.06m
5:22AM0.07m
5:07PM0.08m
6:00AM0.09m
5:46PM0.10m
6:40AM0.12m
6:27PM0.12m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
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6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
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—
7:50
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:51
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:53
—
—
7:53
—
 mm
2
2
—
—
—
17
33
10
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
Temp °C
18
20
19
15
17
18
15
14
13
14
18
18
19
19
19
19
21
21
23
23
23
Feels °C
16
19
19
11
13
15
11
7
8
10
14
16
15
14
13
16
17
18
21
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
5
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
—
0.9
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
1
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
SE
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
18
123
100
5
3
—
56
15
140
63
49
40
13
12
12
6
6
15
5
9
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
6
—
0.8
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
50
17
11
1
3
—
38
16
27
34
21
12
3
3
7
7
7
6
2
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
6
—
0.7
E
9
—
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
—
0.1
E
10
—
0.1
SE
7
—
—
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
—
76
—
7
2
2
3
10
—
2
—
2
—
—
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
—
—
1.3
ENE
10
1
E
10
1.5
SE
5
1.7
E
6
1.6
NE
7
—
0.4
NW
3
—
—
0.4
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.8
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
S
6
1.9
SSW
6
Energy kJ
3
—
—
320
196
115
217
240
—
2
—
—
10
23
21
10
13
30
95
141
255
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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Distance (km)
14
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10
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0
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661
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591
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Shackleford Banks is 37 km (23 miles) from Havelock. If you plan a vacation in North Carolina, look for hotels and other accommodation in Havelock. Havelock has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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