Masonboro Inlet 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.18° N 77.82° W

Issued: 6 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Masonboro Inlet sea temperature is

21.0°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Masonboro Inlet at 10AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (02 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2							Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	122	86	66	64	64	73	123	75	75	178	183	167	148	193	118	120	136	232	171	171	175	179	169	169	197	211
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	ESE	SE	SW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide	1:37AM1.12m				2:04PM1.31m				2:43AM1.17m				3:05PM1.29m				3:44AM1.24m					4:02PM1.28m				4:39AM1.31m
Low Tide			7:51AM0.17m				8:41PM0.20m				8:59AM0.17m				9:39PM0.16m					10:01AM0.15m				10:32PM0.12m


	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—
	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	5:14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	16	19	20	19	19	19	19	20	21	22	21	21	20	21	22	22	22	23	22	22	22	22	21	21
Feels °C	12	12	13	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	20	19	20	20	22	23	22	21	22	22	23	23	25	24	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	—	E 8	E 8	E 15	E 15	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	88	—	12	1	4	4	68	75	75	105	120	167	—	131	118	120	136	161	171	171	175	179	169	169	197	211
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 16	E 15	—	—	E 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	5	4	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	—	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	122	86	66	64	64	73	123	—	—	178	183	—	148	193	—	—	—	232	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	1740	154	37	154	95	95	5	0	0	45	95	115	154	45	39	39	39	39	154	154	39	39	154	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)			1		1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1		1	1	2	2	2			2	2	1	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5

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