Masonboro Inlet Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.18° N 77.82° W

Issued: 1 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Masonboro Inlet sea temperature is
27.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Masonboro Inlet today (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Masonboro Inlet at 6PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
38
21
15
13
19
46
46
32
31
30
29
28
28
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
32
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:38AM1.01m
11:01PM1.21m
11:18AM1.04m
11:37PM1.17m
12:04PM1.08m
00:18AM1.13m
Low Tide
5:00PM0.10m
5:43AM0.09m
5:42PM0.13m
6:22AM0.08m
6:29PM0.16m
7:05AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
27
26
25
25
25
29
29
29
27
26
26
26
26
29
29
29
28
27
27
27
28
Feels °C
31
29
29
28
28
27
28
29
32
30
29
28
28
28
30
30
31
29
29
30
29
29
28
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
40
38
21
15
13
19
46
46
32
31
30
29
28
28
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
8
9
14
11
13
13
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
9
13
5
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.2
S
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
2
2
4
6
11
32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
95
835
835
691
335
288
37
5
480
1687
725
1564
592
267
592
592
1740
1016
1687
2576
592
581
373
157
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
2
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1
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2
1
2
2
2
2
1
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1
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3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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