Masonboro Inlet 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.18° N 77.82° W

Issued: 12 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Masonboro Inlet sea temperature is

20.5°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Masonboro Inlet today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Masonboro Inlet at 8AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Evening (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	211	211	211	211	235	161	175	183	183	204	154	154	151	151	151	151	157	173	154	137	137	137	143	183	183	176	138
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	W	W	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			5:29AM1.37m				5:42PM1.24m				6:15AM1.41m				6:26PM1.22m				6:58AM1.42m					7:06PM1.19m
Low Tide	11:19PM0.08m				11:50AM0.10m				00:03AM0.05m				12:37PM0.09m				00:45AM0.04m					1:21PM0.09m				1:24AM0.05m


	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	5:10
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	23	24	24	23	22	20	18	16	14	16	20	20	17	15	14	11	10	12	16	17	16	15	14	14	13
Feels °C	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	21	18	14	11	13	18	17	13	11	10	7	6	9	14	15	14	13	11	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10
kJ	211	211	211	211	235	161	175	183	183	204	154	154	151	151	151	151	157	173	154	137	137	137	143	183	183	176	138
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 5	S 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	S 4	NE 4	—	—	—	—	ENE 4	—	NE 7	—	ESE 12	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	28	17	7	4	2	2	3	—	—	—	—	3	—	2	—	83	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 4	S 4	S 4	SSW 5	NNW 2	N 2	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 4	—	—	N 2	NNE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 2
kJ	—	—	—	—	15	17	23	47	1	1	2	3	2	—	—	1	1	4	6	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	370	319	319	319	319	319	2	0	0	37	39	39	0	0	37	37	0	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)							1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	6	9	9	9	8

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