Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Masonboro Inlet today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Masonboro Inlet at 12AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Masonboro Inlet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:29PM1.45m | 9:58AM1.31m | 10:14PM1.39m | 10:45AM1.31m | 10:57PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM-0.10m | 3:56AM-0.05m | 4:11PM-0.06m | 4:39AM-0.04m | 4:58PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 13 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1692 | 1928 | 876 | 1564 | 1691 | 1693 | 2046 | 2629 | 1692 | 229 | 1746 | 1693 | 37 | 37 | 835 | 2574 | 2734 | 1687 | 95 |
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