Masonboro Inlet surf break

Masonboro Inlet surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 02 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
19.6° C
(Which is 3.2°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: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (02 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (02 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
14
23
32
141
44
44
36
29
24
20
24
13
13
14
6
6
6
9
9
10
11
11
9
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:01AM1.06m
9:29PM1.30m
9:36AM1.03m
10:04PM1.27m
10:11AM1.00m
10:40PM1.23m
Low Tide
3:16PM0.03m
3:58AM0.07m
3:53PM0.07m
4:37AM0.10m
4:29PM0.10m
5:16AM0.14m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
6:18
6:18
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7:54
7:55
7:57
7:58
1
6
3
2
Temp °C
13
12
13
12
12
11
11
10
15
18
20
19
18
16
17
18
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
10
9
10
9
10
8
8
5
10
13
16
16
15
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
SE
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
26
6
23
32
57
44
44
36
29
24
20
24
13
7
7
8
8
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.3
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
5
14
16
9
6
5
3
8
14
12
12
7
3
13
14
6
6
6
6
6
6
1
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
S
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
3
8
2
6
6
2
3
3
6
3
2
2
6
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
1.3
ENE
6
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
N
3
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
1
10
1
1
141
1
1
12
3
2
2
1
27
9
9
10
11
11
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
115
581
549
95
0
5
17
37
37
5
229
472
544
544
835
853
288
750
1138
957
957
545
776
957
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
2
3
3
1
3
1
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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