Masonboro Inlet surf break

Masonboro Inlet surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 26 Apr 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
19.5° C
(Which is 2.7°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 6PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (26 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun night, light winds from the NNE by Tue morning).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
15
0.9
NE
4
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
17
23
93
175
180
181
153
145
111
97
104
126
69
41
30
78
81
70
81
82
57
56
56
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:14PM1.17m
5:29AM1.18m
6:05PM1.24m
6:18AM1.16m
6:52PM1.29m
7:04AM1.14m
Low Tide
11:07AM0.08m
11:31PM0.08m
11:56AM0.04m
00:25AM0.06m
12:41PM0.02m
1:13AM0.04m
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:26
6:24
6:24
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7:51
7:51
7:52
7:52
12
2
Temp °C
18
18
13
12
12
11
11
10
12
16
18
17
14
13
12
10
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
16
8
7
6
6
6
5
7
12
13
12
10
10
10
7
13
14
14
14
15
15
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
5
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.3
E
9
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
11
7
4
2
15
13
13
13
13
3
16
41
30
78
81
70
81
82
57
56
56
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
4
17
16
16
25
25
1
2
1
3
5
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
16
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
19
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.9
NE
4
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1
E
6
Energy kJ
12
23
93
175
180
181
153
145
111
97
104
126
69
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
115
740
835
971
588
588
588
793
795
85
154
971
154
39
5
5
0
84
971
2
613
17
17
17
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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