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Masonboro Inlet surf break

Masonboro Inlet surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 11 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
11.9° C
 (Which is 8.9°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 11AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (11 Jan)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (11 Jan)1ft (0.3m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
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 (?)
0.4
ESE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
ESE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)776676667888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1722101176422233222336777666
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
SE
5
S
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:54AM
1.06
1:58PM
0.94
2:47AM
1.06
2:50PM
0.91
3:40AM
1.08
3:44PM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:14AM
0.19
8:27PM
0.11
9:11AM
0.20
9:20PM
0.11
10:08AM
0.19
10:13PM
0.10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise--7:16-------7:16-------7:16-----
Sunset----5:20-------5:21-------5:22---
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C19181616148410-1145555556101191011
Feels °C (?)161613106-1-4-6-6-7-40111111366456
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