Masonboro Inlet surf break

Masonboro Inlet surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 EDT
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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
13.8° C
(Which is 7.1°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 6PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (24 Mar)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
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 (?)
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)888666666566666666666677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35930929518213591865460463935373942294747363636242926
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
W
10
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03PM
1.00
1:39AM
1.25
2:12PM
0.98
2:47AM
1.22
3:23PM
0.98
3:56AM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:23PM
0.03
8:20AM
0.14
8:30PM
0.07
9:29AM
0.15
9:40PM
0.08
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-------7:07-------7:07-------7:05
Sunset--7:24-------7:25-------7:27-----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C71098767711151616161616161820201918181818
Feels °C (?)042122227121414151615151717161615161616
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