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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
20.1° 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 3AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Masonboro Inlet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | |
14 | 23 | 40 | 53 | 53 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 44 | 67 | 74 | 82 | 139 | 243 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:26AM1.09m | 2:57PM1.02m | 3:23AM1.09m | 3:58PM1.10m | 4:21AM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.24m | 9:14AM0.18m | 9:29PM0.23m | 10:08AM0.14m | 10:35PM0.20m | 11:02AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
14 | 23 | 40 | 53 | 53 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 |
8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SSE 5 | E 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — |
5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 |
— | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 67 | 74 | 82 | 139 | 243 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 273 | 84 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 115 | 229 | 617 | 472 | 240 | 335 | 240 | 592 | 763 | 835 | 510 | 567 | 510 | 795 | 691 | 795 | 592 | 154 |
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