Masonboro Inlet surf break

Masonboro Inlet surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 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
15.6° C
(Which is 6.9°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 3PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 02). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Dec)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (02 Dec)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (02 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

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Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
0.9
ESE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)78888778888881111101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)262326109624627212216253224237875727169696867656565
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:19PM
1.17
5:55AM
1.47
6:17PM
1.18
6:51AM
1.51
7:13PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:40AM
0.05
11:49PM
-0.10
12:37PM
0.00
12:42AM
-0.14
1:31PM
-0.03
1:34AM
-0.16
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise--------7:00-------7:01-------
Sunset--5:00-------5:00-------5:00-----
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1271---------------------
Temp. °C12151210873248997766711131212111111
Feels °C (?)12128642-3-30676442348111010788
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