Shackleford Banks surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 EST
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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
16.5° C
(Which is 5.6°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 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Dec 03) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Shackleford Banks in the next 12 days are 1.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Dec 02) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Dec 07) at 7PM.

Wave TypeTime (EST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 4AM (Wed 3rd Dec)3.5ft (1.0m) 8s
Best Surf 4AM (Wed 3rd Dec)3.5ft (1.0m) 8s
Most Powerful 7PM (Tue 2nd Dec)6ft (1.8m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Shackleford Banks over the next 12 days.

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Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSE
1.7
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)7888711101010101010999999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7203922027449117110106100988181785856323232201918
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
30
WNW
25
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NE
5
SW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
15
N
10
E
10
WNW
30
NNW
35
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:14PM
0.60
6:47AM
0.80
7:10PM
0.61
7:41AM
0.82
8:04PM
0.61
8:35AM
0.83
8:57PM
0.61
9:28AM
0.81
9:51PM
0.60
10:21AM
0.78
10:46PM
0.59
11:14AM
0.73
11:41PM
0.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:21PM
-0.02
12:13AM
-0.07
1:17PM
-0.05
1:07AM
-0.10
2:12PM
-0.07
2:00AM
-0.12
3:05PM
-0.08
2:54AM
-0.12
3:57PM
-0.08
3:48AM
-0.10
4:50PM
-0.06
4:43AM
-0.07
5:42PM
-0.04
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Sunrise6:54--6:56--6:56--6:58--6:58--6:58--7:00--
Sunset-4:54--4:54--4:54--4:54--4:54--4:54--4:54-
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
565-------11016------211
Temp. °C18131079810121413111011121111121514116
Feels °C (?)13853546812129791087913136-2
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The above surf forecast table for Shackleford Banks provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Shackleford Banks can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Shackleford Banks surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Shackleford Banks) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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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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