Masonboro Inlet surf break

Masonboro Inlet surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 EDT
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Masonboro Inlet surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Masonboro Inlet sea temperature is
17.2° C
(Which is 4.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Masonboro Inlet today?

The current surf forecast for Masonboro Inlet at 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

Table - waves today at Masonboro Inlet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)999999999998899855555558
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)464646323232313145444241283030282726392629252525
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
0
SE
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:50AM
1.17
7:12PM
1.31
7:38AM
1.19
8:01PM
1.39
8:26AM
1.19
8:49PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:20PM
-0.02
1:52AM
-0.02
2:05PM
-0.08
2:41AM
-0.05
2:49PM
-0.11
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise-6:39-------6:39-------6:37------
Sunset----7:42-------7:43-------7:44---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C201923252521202019192425242120202020252725222221
Feels °C (?)191821212219192019192221211918191919242421212523
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