Masonboro Inlet Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.18° N 77.82° W

Issued: 7 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Masonboro Inlet sea temperature is
27.5° C

Normal for this time of year

Masonboro Inlet surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Masonboro Inlet today (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Masonboro Inlet at 3PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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)
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.5
ESE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
83
81
62
61
61
61
62
61
59
41
38
21
22
13
32
46
54
32
31
30
29
28
28
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
W
5
NNW
5
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:00AM0.99m
10:27PM1.23m
10:38AM1.01m
11:01PM1.21m
11:18AM1.04m
11:37PM1.17m
Low Tide
4:29AM0.09m
4:20PM0.08m
5:06AM0.09m
5:00PM0.10m
5:43AM0.09m
5:42PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
25
24
24
27
28
28
27
26
25
25
25
28
29
29
27
26
26
Feels °C
29
28
27
27
27
26
28
28
27
27
29
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
29
30
29
28
28
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
85
83
81
62
61
61
61
62
61
59
41
38
21
22
12
32
46
54
32
31
30
29
28
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSW
3
Energy kJ
22
22
22
13
9
14
11
13
13
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
9
13
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
3
4
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
154
835
971
1188
544
335
5
5
37
592
981
679
545
37
37
37
549
2153
712
592
282
589
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Rating
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2
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
6
8
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
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