Masonboro Inlet Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-States – Carolina North)

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Masonboro Inlet Spot ID:

Type: beach/Jetty

Reliability: inconsistent

Best: Swell NE | Wind NW

Sea Temperature Today is: 25.5 °C

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Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 18:18 Local time

m, °C	Tuesday 18
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Period (s)	10	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	cross	cross

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Masonboro Inlet in North Carolina is a fairly exposed beach/Jetty break that does not work very often with no particular seasonal pattern. Works best in offshore winds from the northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. Waves at the beach tend to peel to the left. Often Crowded. Beware of rips and sharks.

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For Masonboro Inlet, North Carolina, 1 miles from Masonboro Inlet.

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Masonboro Inlet Tide Times and Tide Chart

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At BUOY-NOXN7, 4 km from Masonboro Inlet.

light winds from the SSW

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Air temperature
28.5 °C

Current weather near Masonboro Inlet

Buoy Data:

At Ocean Crest Pier Buoy, 27 miles from Masonboro Inlet.

	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM
Data Age	4 hr	3 hr	2 hr	1 hr
Wave height (m)
Dominant period (s)	4	5	5	5

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Overall Masonboro Inlet Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in June

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Visitor Reviews of Masonboro Inlet

Bobski from UNITED STATES writes:

Mace sucks so bad

2012-09-25

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Masonboro Inlet: (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Mason s Inlet	1 mi
Second closest break	Oceanic Pier	1 mi
Third closest break	Columbia St	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Wrightsville Beach	3 mi
Fifth closest break	Pelican Watch	11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Masonboro Inlet:
Closest wave buoy	Ocean Crest Pier Buoy	27 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Onslow Bay Outer Buoy	50 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Frying Pan Shoals Buoy	51 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Edisto Buoy	137 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Diamond Shoals Buoy	149 mi
Tide stations nearest to Masonboro Inlet:
Closest tide station	Masonboro Inlet	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Wrightsville Beach	3 mi
Third closest tide station	Campbell Island	8 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Wilmington	9 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Orton Point	11 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Masonboro Inlet:
Closest ski area	Wolf Ridge Ski Resort (United States)	242 mi
Second closest ski area	Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States)	257 mi
Third closest ski area	Wintergreen Resort (United States)	264 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sugar Mountain (United States)	266 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Hawksnest (United States)	268 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Masonboro Inlet:
Closest city location	Wilmington (United States)	8 mi
Second closest city location	Jacksonville (United States)	45 mi
Third closest city location	Fayetteville (United States)	88 mi
Fourth closest city location	Fort Bragg (United States)	95 mi
Fifth closest city location	Wilson (United States)	107 mi

The closest passenger airport to Masonboro Inlet is Wilmington International Airport (ILM) in USA, 13 km (8 miles) away (directly).
The second nearest airport to Masonboro Inlet is New River Mcas (Jacksonville) Airport (NCA), also in USA, 69 km (43 miles) away.
Third is Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) in USA, 117 km (73 miles) away.
Cherry Point Mcas Airport (NKT) in USA is 118 km (73 miles) away.
Craven Co Rgnl (New Bern) Airport (EWN), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Masonboro Inlet and is 122 km (76 miles) away.

Masonboro Inlet break location map and break info

This is the Surf-Forecast page for Masonboro Inlet, Carolina North. Use the tab navigation above to view Masonboro Inlet sea temperature, Masonboro Inlet photographs, Masonboro Inlet detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Masonboro Inlet webcams, current wind from Carolina North live weather stations and Masonboro Inlet tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Masonboro Inlet.

Masonboro Inlet Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-States – Carolina North)

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Overall Masonboro Inlet Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in June

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