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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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Overall Masonboro Inlet Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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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, North Carolina	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina	2 mi
Third closest tide station	Campbell Island, North Carolina	8 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Wilmington, North Carolina	9 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Orton Point, Cape Fear River, North Carolina	11 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Masonboro Inlet:
Closest ski area	Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States)	257 mi
Second closest ski area	Wintergreen Resort (United States)	264 mi
Third closest ski area	Sugar Mountain (United States)	266 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Hawksnest (United States)	268 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ski Beech Mountain Resort (United States)	272 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Masonboro Inlet:
Closest city location	Masonboro (United States)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Wrightsville Beach (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Seagate (United States)	3 mi
Fourth closest city location	Myrtle Grove (United States)	5 mi
Fifth closest city location	Silver Lake (United States)	6 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.