Masonboro Inlet Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.18° N 77.82° W

Masonboro Inlet 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Masonboro Inlet sea temperature is
27.4° C
0.6° 

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Masonboro Inlet today (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Masonboro Inlet at 4PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.1
E
10
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.8
SE
8
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
42
40
33
2
31
31
31
32
32
2
2
84
7
7
142
118
112
112
109
93
86
84
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:33PM1.26m
2:47AM1.01m
3:42PM1.29m
4:01AM1.01m
4:51PM1.34m
Low Tide
8:20AM0.06m
9:16PM0.25m
9:26AM0.06m
10:28PM0.24m
10:34AM0.04m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
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6:26
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6:26
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8:07
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8:07
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1
1
1
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1
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Temp °C
27
26
28
29
29
27
27
27
26
26
28
29
29
27
26
26
26
26
28
29
29
27
27
Feels °C
31
30
31
31
30
30
31
31
30
29
30
30
29
29
29
29
30
30
31
30
30
29
30
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