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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 2.5°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 4AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Masonboro Inlet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | |
54 | 43 | 25 | 76 | 57 | 60 | 82 | 84 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 33 | 36 | 90 | 35 | 35 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:18AM1.16m | 6:52PM1.29m | 7:04AM1.14m | 7:35PM1.32m | 7:45AM1.12m | 8:15PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM0.06m | 12:41PM0.02m | 1:13AM0.04m | 1:23PM0.00m | 1:58AM0.02m | 2:02PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
11 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 |
15 | 43 | 23 | 76 | 57 | 60 | 82 | 84 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 85 | 50 | 36 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
— | 24 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 36 | 90 | 123 | 195 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 835 | 154 | 588 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 125 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 240 | 17 | 535 | 835 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 37 |
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