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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Shackleford Banks
USA, South East, North Carolina
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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ] |
Latitude: 34° 40.077' N |
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Take a boat from Beaufort DistanceDay trip WalkLong walk (>30 mn) Easy to find?Hard to find Public access?Public access Special accessBy boat only |
Surf Spot Characteristics
Alternative name Shack
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityNormal
ExperiencePros or kamikaze only...
FrequencyVery consistent (150 day/year)
Wave
TypeBeach-break
DirectionRight and left
BottomReef (coral,sharp rocks etc..) with sand
Power
Normal lengthLong (150 to 300 m)
Good day lengthVery Long (300 to 500 m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell direction
Good wind direction
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 5m / 16 ft and over
Best tide positionMid tide
Best tide movementRising tide
More details
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdFew surfers
Dangers
Additional Information
works on a groundswell with a north east wind
the best wave on the east coast
Atmosphere
deep water to shallow sand bar
holds size and shape
General
all time
epic!
Author: Anonymous Contributors (2)
Comments
By lukster288 , 23-03-2010
dredging... - the dredge boat came through last year and Shackleford offically sucks. its been one big close out for the last six months and is mostly just a big mush ball of whitewater crumbling onto a now destroyed beach. seriously a big loss to the crystal coast surf community...
By Braxton Valentine , 15-01-2010
shack is were its at - im a local to beaufort and i fish over there alot and the waves arnt that bad
By Anonymous , 08-07-2007
Shwackleford Wanks??? - Locals? I'm there with all my squid friends now that you claimed ownership. Party's over gwilbert.
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