
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Masonboro Inlet today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Masonboro Inlet at 5PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Masonboro Inlet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
61 | 86 | 103 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 145 | 24 | 145 | 126 | 104 | 97 | 97 | 83 | 64 | 62 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:39PM1.17m | 2:40AM1.01m | 3:32PM1.16m | 3:32AM0.96m | 4:25PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17AM0.09m | 8:57PM0.23m | 9:07AM0.12m | 9:55PM0.26m | 9:59AM0.14m | 10:52PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
19 | 20 | 8 | 10 | — | — | 24 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
61 | 86 | 103 | 132 | 190 | 247 | 270 | 206 | 152 | 160 | 145 | 150 | 145 | 126 | 104 | 97 | 97 | 83 | 64 | 62 | 60 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1225 | 1144 | 1225 | 535 | 472 | 472 | 296 | 335 | 335 | 288 | 335 | 305 | 305 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 20 |
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