Masonboro Inlet Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.18° N 77.82° W

Issued: 1 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Masonboro Inlet sea temperature is
27.2° 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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Masonboro Inlet at 5PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
1
SSW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.8
ENE
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
45
43
43
48
56
72
41
41
41
41
41
42
36
33
32
37
32
52
52
57
64
86
97
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
15
N
15
NE
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:02PM1.27m
8:07AM0.97m
8:41PM1.28m
8:46AM0.98m
9:18PM1.27m
Low Tide
1:43PM0.05m
2:32AM0.11m
2:24PM0.05m
3:12AM0.10m
3:04PM0.05m
3:51AM0.09m
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
4
Temp °C
31
33
31
29
25
26
25
24
28
28
27
27
25
24
23
23
27
28
27
26
26
25
24
24
Feels °C
33
33
31
30
28
29
28
26
30
30
29
29
26
26
25
25
28
28
27
26
27
26
26
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
Energy kJ
20
45
43
42
41
39
29
31
22
15
15
15
32
33
33
32
37
29
19
19
17
13
86
97
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
45
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
10
10
5
5
5
2
2
1
10
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
5
Energy kJ
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.3
ENE
2
0.6
E
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
Energy kJ
39
29
34
43
48
56
72
1
13
42
36
30
29
21
32
52
52
57
64
75
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
240
263
95
37
84
0
5
39
981
95
545
545
125
5
5
624
852
835
835
835
125
288
37
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
1
2
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
6
9
6
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
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