Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Masonboro Inlet today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Masonboro Inlet at 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Masonboro Inlet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 31 | 40 | 51 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:48PM1.16m | 2:49AM0.96m | 3:44PM1.16m | 3:46AM0.95m | 4:40PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM0.34m | 9:17AM0.23m | 10:13PM0.34m | 10:15AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | S 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 31 | 40 | 51 | 62 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1016 | 738 | 335 | 472 | 1188 | 1557 | 626 | 800 | 1928 | 1557 | 592 | 157 | 115 | 37 | 37 | 117 | 0 | 592 | 2 |
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