Masonboro Inlet Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.18° N 77.82° W

Masonboro Inlet 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Masonboro Inlet sea temperature is
27.8°C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Masonboro Inlet today (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Masonboro Inlet at 5PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (08 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
94
88
58
59
66
73
69
69
67
56
37
37
43
43
42
35
43
51
44
33
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:41PM1.44m
7:08AM1.28m
7:32PM1.45m
7:59AM1.35m
8:19PM1.44m
Low Tide
12:30PM0.02m
1:14AM0.08m
1:25PM-0.02m
2:00AM0.03m
2:16PM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:28
7:25
7:24
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
25
24
24
25
26
26
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
28
28
29
30
29
29
29
28
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