Masonboro Inlet surf break

Masonboro Inlet surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 21 Feb 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
8.0° C
(Which is 12.4°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 7AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (21 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)4s

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

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
ESE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)1111109888444555566610101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1198665610151844353524281272222228
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
N
15
NNE
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
5
ENE
10
S
20
WSW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:58PM
1.24
10:20AM
1.11
10:48PM
1.24
11:09AM
1.05
11:44PM
1.22
12:06PM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:34AM
-0.03
4:50PM
-0.07
5:25AM
0.03
5:39PM
-0.04
6:23AM
0.09
6:36PM
-0.01
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise---6:50-------6:48-------6:47----
Sunset------6:00-------6:00-------6:00-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1--6121452-----------
Temp. °C20201919151313121314151415109842102676
Feels °C (?)2020191812101110111215141332-1-6-8-8-9-8-3-2-2
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