What are the current surf conditions at Shackleford Banks?

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.

Shackleford Banks Surf Report & Forecast

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🌬️ WIND

20
kt

🌊 SWELL

1.8
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

1.8ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

12s

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WIND GUSTS

22kt

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AIR TEMP

-1°C

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SECONDARY
SWELL

0.2ft @
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0mm

SURF QUALITY

Poor conditions right now. Small 1.8ft waves with quality 12s ground swell but blown out with 20kt winds Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Monday

Feb 9

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🌊 1.8-1.9ft 💨 12-26kt 🌡️ -1-5°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	E	26kt	NNW	29kt	1°C	7°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	ENE	26kt	NNW	29kt	1°C	7°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	11s	ENE	25kt	NNW	28kt	—°C	7°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	11s	ENE	24kt	NNW	27kt	—°C	7°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	11s	ENE	23kt	NNW	26kt	-1°C	7°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	11s	ENE	23kt	NNW	26kt	-1°C	7°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	11s	ENE	22kt	NNW	26kt	-1°C	7°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	11s	ENE	22kt	NNW	26kt	-1°C	7°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	11s	ENE	21kt	NNW	25kt	-1°C	7°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	12s	ENE	21kt	N	24kt	-1°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	12s	ENE	20kt	N	22kt	-1°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	ENE	17kt	NNW	20kt	—°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	8s	NE	15kt	NNW	17kt	1°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	NE	12kt	NNW	14kt	1°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	8s	NE	13kt	NNW	15kt	2°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	ENE	13kt	NW	15kt	4°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	12s	ENE	13kt	NW	16kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	12s	ENE	15kt	NW	17kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	ENE	16kt	NNW	17kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	13s	ENE	17kt	NNW	18kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	13s	ENE	16kt	NNW	17kt	4°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	13s	E	15kt	NNW	16kt	4°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	13s	E	14kt	N	15kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	E	14kt	N	15kt	3°C	9°C	0mm

Tuesday

Feb 10

POOR2 excellent hours

🌊 1.9-2.8ft 💨 2-16kt 🌡️ 2-8°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	E	14kt	N	15kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	E	14kt	N	14kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2ft	12s	E	15kt	N	15kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	12s	E	15kt	N	15kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	12s	E	15kt	N	15kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	12s	E	15kt	N	15kt	2°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	12s	E	16kt	N	15kt	2°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	12s	E	16kt	N	15kt	2°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	12s	E	14kt	N	14kt	2°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	12s	E	13kt	N	13kt	2°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	2.3ft	12s	E	12kt	N	11kt	2°C	10°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	2.4ft	12s	E	10kt	N	10kt	3°C	10°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	12s	E	9kt	N	9kt	3°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	12s	E	7kt	N	7kt	4°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	12s	E	5kt	N	6kt	4°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	12s	E	4kt	N	5kt	5°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	12s	E	2kt	NNW	3kt	5°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	2.8ft	12s	E	3kt	NE	3kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.8ft	12s	E	3kt	ESE	3kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.8ft	12s	E	4kt	SSE	3kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	2.8ft	12s	E	5kt	S	4kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2.8ft	12s	E	5kt	SSW	5kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.8ft	12s	E	6kt	SW	6kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.8ft	12s	E	8kt	SW	8kt	8°C	9°C	0mm

Wednesday

Feb 11

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🌊 1.8-2.8ft 💨 9-24kt 🌡️ 9-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	2.8ft	12s	E	9kt	SW	10kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	12s	E	11kt	SW	12kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	12s	E	11kt	SW	13kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	13s	E	11kt	SW	14kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	13s	E	11kt	SW	15kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	13s	E	11kt	WSW	14kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	13s	E	11kt	WSW	14kt	13°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	13s	E	11kt	WSW	14kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	13s	E	11kt	WSW	15kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	13s	E	11kt	WSW	15kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	13s	E	11kt	WSW	15kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	13s	E	13kt	WSW	17kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	12s	E	14kt	WSW	19kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	12s	E	16kt	WSW	21kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	12s	E	16kt	WSW	22kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	12s	E	17kt	WSW	22kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	12s	E	18kt	SW	22kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	12s	E	19kt	SW	24kt	15°C	6°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	12s	E	20kt	WSW	25kt	15°C	6°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2ft	12s	E	21kt	WSW	27kt	16°C	6°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	E	22kt	WSW	28kt	16°C	6°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	E	23kt	SW	30kt	16°C	6°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	12s	E	24kt	SW	32kt	16°C	6°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	12s	E	24kt	SW	33kt	16°C	6°C	0mm

Thursday

Feb 12

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🌊 1.2-4.7ft 💨 16-25kt 🌡️ 11-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	12s	E	25kt	WSW	34kt	16°C	6°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	12s	E	25kt	WSW	35kt	16°C	6°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	12s	E	24kt	WSW	35kt	16°C	6°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	12s	E	24kt	WSW	35kt	16°C	6°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	12s	E	23kt	WSW	35kt	15°C	6°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	12s	E	23kt	WSW	33kt	15°C	7°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	12s	E	22kt	WSW	32kt	15°C	7°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	12s	E	21kt	WSW	30kt	15°C	7°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	12s	E	20kt	W	28kt	15°C	7°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	12s	E	20kt	W	26kt	15°C	7°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	12s	E	19kt	WNW	24kt	15°C	7°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	10s	SE	18kt	WNW	22kt	15°C	7°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	3.5ft	9s	S	17kt	WNW	20kt	15°C	7°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	4.7ft	7s	SW	16kt	NW	18kt	16°C	7°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	4.3ft	7s	SW	17kt	NW	20kt	15°C	7°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	3.9ft	7s	SSW	19kt	NW	22kt	15°C	7°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	3.6ft	7s	SSW	20kt	NW	24kt	15°C	7°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	3.4ft	7s	SSW	21kt	NW	26kt	15°C	7°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	3.2ft	7s	SSW	22kt	NW	28kt	14°C	7°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	3ft	7s	SSW	24kt	NW	29kt	13°C	7°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	7s	SSW	24kt	NW	29kt	13°C	7°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	7s	SSW	24kt	NW	28kt	12°C	7°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	7s	SSW	24kt	NW	27kt	12°C	7°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	SSW	23kt	NNW	27kt	11°C	7°C	0mm

Friday

Feb 13

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.8-2.2ft 💨 11-22kt 🌡️ 6-10°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	7s	SSW	22kt	NNW	26kt	10°C	7°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	SSW	21kt	NNW	25kt	9°C	7°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2ft	7s	SSW	21kt	NNW	25kt	9°C	7°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	SSW	21kt	NNW	24kt	8°C	7°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	SSW	21kt	NNW	24kt	7°C	7°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	SSW	20kt	NNW	23kt	7°C	7°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	SSW	20kt	NNW	22kt	6°C	7°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	SSW	19kt	NNW	20kt	6°C	7°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	6s	SSW	18kt	NNW	19kt	6°C	7°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	6s	SSW	17kt	NNW	18kt	6°C	7°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	6s	SSW	16kt	NNW	17kt	6°C	7°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	6s	SSW	14kt	NNW	16kt	6°C	7°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	6s	SSW	13kt	NNW	15kt	7°C	7°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	6s	SSW	12kt	NW	14kt	7°C	7°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1ft	6s	SSW	13kt	NNW	15kt	8°C	7°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1ft	6s	SSW	14kt	NNW	16kt	9°C	7°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1ft	6s	SSW	15kt	NNW	17kt	10°C	7°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	SSE	15kt	NNW	17kt	10°C	7°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	15kt	NNW	17kt	10°C	7°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	ENE	15kt	NNW	17kt	9°C	7°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	ENE	14kt	N	15kt	9°C	7°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	ENE	13kt	N	14kt	9°C	7°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	ENE	12kt	NNE	12kt	9°C	7°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	ENE	11kt	NNE	11kt	8°C	7°C	0mm

Saturday

Feb 14

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.4-1.0ft 💨 7-14kt 🌡️ 6-9°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	ENE	11kt	NNE	10kt	8°C	7°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ENE	10kt	NNE	8kt	8°C	7°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ENE	11kt	NNE	9kt	8°C	7°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	ENE	12kt	NNE	9kt	7°C	6°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	ENE	13kt	NNE	10kt	7°C	6°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	ENE	13kt	NNE	10kt	7°C	6°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ENE	13kt	NNE	11kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ENE	14kt	NNE	11kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	ENE	13kt	NNE	11kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	ENE	12kt	NNE	10kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	ENE	12kt	NNE	10kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	ENE	11kt	NNE	10kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	ENE	10kt	NNE	9kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	ENE	10kt	NNE	9kt	7°C	6°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	7s	ENE	9kt	NNE	9kt	7°C	6°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	7s	ENE	9kt	NNE	8kt	7°C	6°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	7s	ENE	9kt	NE	8kt	7°C	6°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	ENE	8kt	NE	8kt	8°C	6°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	12s	E	8kt	NE	8kt	8°C	6°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	15s	E	8kt	NE	7kt	8°C	6°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	12s	E	7kt	NE	7kt	8°C	6°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	ENE	7kt	ENE	6kt	9°C	6°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1ft	6s	ENE	7kt	ENE	6kt	9°C	6°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1ft	6s	ENE	7kt	ENE	6kt	9°C	6°C	0mm

Sunday

Feb 15

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-1.0ft 💨 7-30kt 🌡️ 8-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1ft	6s	ENE	7kt	ENE	6kt	9°C	6°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1ft	6s	ENE	7kt	ENE	6kt	9°C	6°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1ft	7s	ENE	8kt	ENE	7kt	9°C	6°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1ft	7s	ENE	8kt	ENE	7kt	9°C	6°C	0.2mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	ENE	9kt	ENE	7kt	8°C	6°C	0.2mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	ENE	11kt	ENE	9kt	8°C	6°C	0.2mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	12s	E	13kt	ENE	11kt	9°C	6°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	14s	E	15kt	ENE	13kt	9°C	6°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	12s	ESE	15kt	ENE	14kt	9°C	6°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	11s	SE	16kt	ENE	15kt	9°C	6°C	0.2mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	9s	SE	16kt	ENE	15kt	9°C	6°C	0.2mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	11s	SE	17kt	ENE	16kt	10°C	6°C	0.2mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	12s	ESE	17kt	E	17kt	10°C	6°C	0.2mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	13s	E	17kt	E	18kt	11°C	6°C	0.2mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	13s	E	18kt	E	19kt	12°C	6°C	0.2mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	13s	E	18kt	ESE	20kt	12°C	6°C	0.2mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	13s	E	19kt	ESE	21kt	13°C	6°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	13s	E	21kt	ESE	23kt	14°C	6°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	13s	E	23kt	SE	25kt	15°C	6°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	13s	E	25kt	SE	27kt	15°C	6°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	12s	E	26kt	SE	28kt	16°C	6°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	E	27kt	SSE	30kt	16°C	6°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ENE	28kt	SSE	32kt	17°C	6°C	0.2mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	E	30kt	SSE	34kt	17°C	6°C	0.2mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:2.1ft @ 11s

Wind Conditions:2-26kt NNW

Water Temperature:7-10°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

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionS

Ideal Wind DirectionNNE

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