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Masonboro Inlet surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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
19.5° C
(Which is 2.9°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 3AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Masonboro Inlet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | |
33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 39 | 40 | 57 | 53 | 33 | 50 | 50 | 39 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 35 | 119 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:35PM1.32m | 7:45AM1.12m | 8:15PM1.34m | 8:24AM1.09m | 8:52PM1.33m | 9:01AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58AM0.02m | 2:02PM-0.00m | 2:39AM0.03m | 2:40PM0.01m | 3:19AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | |
7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | |
— | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | ENE 6 |
33 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 40 | 57 | 53 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 5 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | N 3 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | ESE 9 |
— | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | SE 4 | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 6 |
— | 2 | 5 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 39 | 27 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 14 | 119 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 545 | 835 | 335 | 37 | 5 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 5 | 37 | 95 | 95 | 335 | 115 | 347 | 45 | 39 | 39 | 335 | 5 | 510 | 531 | 510 |
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