Masonboro Inlet surf break

Masonboro Inlet surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 07 May 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
19.2° C
(Which is 4.1°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 6AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (07 May)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (07 May)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
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
Period (s)
1
S
6
1
S
6
1
SSE
6
1.2
S
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
NE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
E
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.7
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
6
0.7
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
66
72
99
150
0
2
3
8
8
8
9
14
15
13
33
37
14
28
33
61
82
72
27
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
20
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSW
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:56PM1.16m
12:07PM0.94m
00:40AM1.13m
12:58PM0.94m
1:30AM1.11m
1:56PM0.97m
Low Tide
6:41AM0.20m
6:30PM0.21m
7:29AM0.22m
7:23PM0.23m
8:20AM0.21m
8:23PM0.24m
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
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6:16
6:15
6:13
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7:59
8:00
8:00
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
22
22
21
23
20
22
21
16
14
14
14
17
18
18
18
19
19
20
21
21
20
18
19
19
22
23
21
20
15
20
21
14
12
11
11
15
15
16
17
18
18
20
20
19
18
18
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
81
47
29
11
6
6
9
10
33
37
14
14
13
15
6
6
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
8
9
9
9
9
6
13
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
1
8
8
8
14
13
9
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
6
1
S
6
1
SSE
6
1.2
S
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
6
0.3
NNE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
3
0.7
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
6
0.7
SSW
5
Energy kJ
64
66
72
99
150
207
158
124
1
6
9
9
15
4
28
33
61
82
72
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
510
0
319
472
249
240
37
17
5
37
115
752
343
472
691
601
624
929
1080
1683
95
2
575
240
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
4
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