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Masonboro Inlet surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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
19.8° C
(Which is 3.7°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 8PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Masonboro Inlet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | |
14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 98 | 103 | 117 | 100 | 115 | 115 | 86 | 59 | 43 | 47 | 61 | 53 | 55 | 46 | 39 | 38 | 42 | 62 | 64 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:58PM1.10m | 4:21AM1.09m | 4:56PM1.19m | 5:17AM1.10m | 5:51PM1.29m | 6:13AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08AM0.14m | 10:35PM0.20m | 11:02AM0.08m | 11:37PM0.14m | 11:54AM0.01m | 00:34AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | 8:05 | |
1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
26 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 12 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
4 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 53 | 55 | 46 | 39 | 38 | 42 | 62 | 64 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 8 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 |
4 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 7 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 10 | E 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 10 |
14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | NNW 3 |
3 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 98 | 103 | 117 | 100 | 115 | 115 | 86 | 59 | 43 | 47 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 623 | 747 | 519 | 510 | 472 | 472 | 37 | 154 | 154 | 619 | 154 | 154 | 1136 | 621 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 629 | 835 | 833 | 472 | 37 | 0 | 37 |
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