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Shackleford Banks currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Shackleford Banks?

The best time to surf Shackleford Banks is typically when swell comes from the NW direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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🌬️ WIND

20
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🌊 SWELL

1
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SWELL
HEIGHT

1ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

10s

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WIND GUSTS

29kt

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AIR TEMP

23°C

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SECONDARY
SWELL

1.4ft @
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PRECIPITATION

0.4mm

SURF QUALITY

Poor conditions right now. Small 1.0ft waves with quality 10s ground swell but blown out with 20kt winds Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Sunday

Nov 9

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.0-1.3ft 💨 13-21kt 🌡️ 22-23°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	5s	ESE	13kt	SW	20kt	22°C	21°C	0.3mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	ESE	14kt	SW	23kt	22°C	21°C	0.3mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	7s	ESE	16kt	SW	24kt	22°C	21°C	0.3mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	ESE	17kt	SW	25kt	22°C	21°C	0.3mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	18kt	SW	26kt	23°C	21°C	0.3mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	19kt	SW	27kt	23°C	21°C	0.3mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	20kt	SW	28kt	23°C	21°C	0.3mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	21kt	SW	30kt	23°C	21°C	0.3mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	21kt	SW	29kt	23°C	21°C	0.3mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	20kt	SW	29kt	23°C	21°C	0.4mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	20kt	SW	29kt	23°C	21°C	0.4mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	19kt	SW	28kt	22°C	21°C	0.3mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	18kt	SW	26kt	22°C	21°C	0.3mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	17kt	SW	24kt	22°C	21°C	0.2mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	17kt	SW	25kt	22°C	21°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	18kt	SW	26kt	22°C	21°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	18kt	SW	26kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	18kt	SW	26kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	18kt	SW	26kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	18kt	SW	26kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	18kt	SW	26kt	22°C	21°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	18kt	SW	26kt	22°C	21°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	17kt	SW	25kt	22°C	21°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	17kt	SW	25kt	22°C	21°C	0.2mm

Monday

Nov 10

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🌊 0.9-4.2ft 💨 17-29kt 🌡️ 10-21°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	10s	ESE	17kt	WSW	24kt	21°C	21°C	0.2mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	10s	ESE	17kt	WSW	23kt	21°C	21°C	0.2mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2ft	9s	SSE	17kt	W	22kt	20°C	21°C	0.2mm
3:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	7s	S	17kt	W	21kt	19°C	21°C	0.2mm
4:00 AM	POOR	4.2ft	6s	SSW	17kt	WNW	20kt	19°C	21°C	0.2mm
5:00 AM	POOR	4ft	6s	SSW	18kt	WNW	19kt	17°C	21°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	POOR	3.9ft	6s	SSW	19kt	NW	19kt	15°C	21°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	POOR	3.7ft	6s	SSW	20kt	NNW	19kt	13°C	21°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	POOR	3.5ft	6s	SSW	19kt	NW	19kt	13°C	21°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	POOR	3.3ft	6s	S	19kt	NW	18kt	12°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	6s	S	18kt	NW	18kt	12°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.9ft	6s	S	18kt	WNW	18kt	12°C	21°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	6s	SSW	17kt	WNW	18kt	13°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	6s	SSW	17kt	WNW	18kt	13°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	6s	SSW	17kt	WNW	19kt	13°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	6s	SSW	18kt	W	19kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	6s	SSW	18kt	W	19kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	6s	SSW	18kt	W	20kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	6s	S	18kt	W	20kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2ft	6s	S	18kt	WNW	21kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	SSE	21kt	W	23kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	SSE	25kt	W	25kt	12°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1ft	7s	SE	29kt	W	27kt	12°C	21°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	SE	29kt	W	28kt	10°C	21°C	0.1mm

Tuesday

Nov 11

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🌊 0.6-4.2ft 💨 16-30kt 🌡️ 5-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	SE	29kt	W	29kt	8°C	20°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	10s	SE	28kt	WNW	29kt	6°C	20°C	0.2mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	10s	SE	29kt	WNW	31kt	5°C	20°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1ft	10s	SE	30kt	WNW	33kt	5°C	20°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1ft	10s	SE	30kt	WNW	35kt	5°C	20°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2ft	9s	SSE	30kt	WNW	33kt	5°C	20°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	8s	S	29kt	WNW	32kt	6°C	20°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	POOR	4.2ft	8s	SW	29kt	WNW	30kt	6°C	20°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	POOR	4.1ft	8s	SW	27kt	WNW	30kt	6°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	4ft	7s	SW	24kt	NW	29kt	6°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	3.9ft	7s	SW	22kt	NW	29kt	6°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	3.3ft	7s	SW	22kt	WNW	28kt	7°C	20°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	7s	SW	22kt	WNW	26kt	7°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	7s	SW	22kt	WNW	25kt	8°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	SSW	22kt	WNW	24kt	9°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	SSW	21kt	W	23kt	10°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	SSW	20kt	W	22kt	10°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	S	20kt	W	21kt	10°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	SSE	20kt	W	21kt	11°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	20kt	W	20kt	11°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	19kt	W	19kt	11°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	18kt	W	18kt	11°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	16kt	W	17kt	11°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	16kt	W	17kt	12°C	20°C	0mm

Wednesday

Nov 12

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-0.8ft 💨 16-31kt 🌡️ 12-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SE	16kt	WSW	17kt	12°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SE	16kt	WSW	17kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SE	18kt	WSW	20kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	20kt	WSW	22kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	22kt	WSW	24kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	23kt	WSW	26kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	ESE	24kt	WSW	27kt	15°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	ESE	25kt	WSW	28kt	15°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	ESE	26kt	WSW	30kt	15°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	ESE	27kt	WSW	31kt	15°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	ESE	28kt	WSW	33kt	16°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	SE	29kt	WSW	34kt	16°C	21°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	SE	30kt	WSW	35kt	16°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	SE	31kt	WSW	36kt	16°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	SE	30kt	WSW	35kt	17°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	SE	28kt	WSW	34kt	17°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	SE	27kt	WSW	32kt	17°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	ESE	27kt	WSW	31kt	17°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	14s	ESE	26kt	WSW	30kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	17s	ESE	26kt	W	29kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	14s	ESE	25kt	W	29kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	ESE	25kt	W	28kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	SE	24kt	W	28kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	ESE	23kt	W	27kt	18°C	21°C	0mm

Thursday

Nov 13

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-4.5ft 💨 9-22kt 🌡️ 15-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	13s	ESE	22kt	W	25kt	17°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	16s	ESE	21kt	W	24kt	17°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	13s	SE	19kt	WNW	22kt	16°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	3.1ft	10s	S	18kt	WNW	20kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	4.5ft	7s	SW	16kt	NW	19kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	4.1ft	7s	SW	15kt	NW	19kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	3.7ft	7s	SW	15kt	NW	19kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	3.4ft	7s	SW	15kt	NW	19kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	3.2ft	7s	SW	14kt	NW	18kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	3ft	7s	SW	13kt	NW	17kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	2.8ft	7s	SW	13kt	NW	16kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	2.6ft	6s	SW	13kt	NW	15kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	2.4ft	6s	SW	12kt	NW	15kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.1ft	6s	SSW	12kt	NW	14kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	6s	SSW	12kt	NW	14kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	6s	SSW	12kt	NW	13kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	6s	SSW	12kt	NW	13kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	SSW	12kt	NNW	13kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	6s	SSW	12kt	NNW	12kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	6s	SSW	12kt	N	12kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	6s	SSW	11kt	N	11kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	6s	SSW	11kt	N	11kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	6s	SSW	10kt	N	10kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	SSW	9kt	N	9kt	15°C	20°C	0mm

Friday

Nov 14

GOOD11 good hours

🌊 1.1-1.2ft 💨 2-12kt 🌡️ 14-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	6s	SSW	8kt	N	8kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	6s	SSW	7kt	N	7kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	S	7kt	N	7kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	8s	SSE	7kt	N	7kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	9s	SE	7kt	N	7kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	9s	SE	7kt	N	6kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	9s	SE	7kt	N	6kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	9s	SE	7kt	N	6kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	9s	SE	6kt	N	5kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	9s	SE	5kt	N	4kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	9s	SE	5kt	N	4kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	9s	SE	4kt	NNW	3kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	9s	SE	3kt	NW	2kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	9s	SE	2kt	WNW	2kt	15°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	9s	SE	3kt	W	3kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	9s	SE	4kt	WSW	5kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	9s	SE	5kt	WSW	6kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	9s	SE	6kt	WSW	7kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	9s	SE	7kt	SW	7kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	9s	SE	8kt	SW	8kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	9s	SE	9kt	WSW	10kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	SE	10kt	WSW	11kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	SE	12kt	W	13kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	SE	12kt	W	13kt	18°C	20°C	0mm

Saturday

Nov 15

POOR1 good hours

🌊 1.0-1.2ft 💨 8-13kt 🌡️ 15-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	SE	12kt	W	14kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	SE	13kt	W	14kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	SE	13kt	W	14kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	SE	13kt	WNW	15kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	SE	13kt	WNW	15kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	SE	13kt	WNW	15kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	SE	13kt	NW	14kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	SE	13kt	NW	14kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	SE	12kt	NNW	13kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	SE	10kt	NNW	11kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	8s	SE	9kt	NNW	10kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	SE	10kt	N	10kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	SE	11kt	NNE	11kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	SE	12kt	NNE	12kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	SE	12kt	NNE	12kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	SE	12kt	NE	11kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	SE	11kt	NE	11kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	SE	11kt	NE	10kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	SE	11kt	NE	10kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	11kt	NE	10kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	SE	10kt	ENE	9kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	8s	SE	9kt	ENE	8kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	8s	SE	8kt	ENE	7kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	8s	ESE	8kt	ENE	6kt	15°C	20°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.8ft @ 8s

Wind Conditions:13-29kt SW

Water Temperature:20-21°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Shackleford Banks in North Carolina is an exposed beach break renowned for its very consistent surf. It performs best when a south swell combines with offshore winds from the north-northeast, producing both left and right-hand waves. The break responds well to a mix of groundswells and windswells and maintains dependable conditions across a range of swell events. Despite its reliability, Shackleford Banks remains uncrowded—even during solid surf—making it an excellent spot for those seeking solitude in the lineup. The most favorable conditions typically occur during autumn, with August being the prime month for clean, rideable waves.

Best Swell Direction: NW

Bottom Type: Sand

Location: County: Carteret County | State: North Carolina | Country: United States | Postcode: 28531 | Full Address: Cow Island, Carteret County, North Carolina, 28531, United States

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