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Masonboro Inlet surf break

Masonboro Inlet surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 EST
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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
11.3° C
 (Which is 9.6°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 4AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 07). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (07 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (07 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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

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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
SE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.4
SE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)1514141313131313131312121281212125444556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44161414141333333333337111626305174
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
0
SSW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:33PM
1.13
10:51AM
1.24
11:23PM
1.11
11:36AM
1.16
12:12AM
1.09
12:22PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:44AM
-0.06
5:17PM
-0.02
5:33AM
0.01
6:02PM
0.02
6:25AM
0.09
6:48PM
0.06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise----7:16-------7:16-------7:16---
Sunset------5:16-------5:17-------5:17-
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161515141519212019171615151617181920202020212120
Feels °C (?)121113121317202019161412121314151719191919202120
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