Masonboro Inlet surf break

Masonboro Inlet surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 EDT
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Masonboro Inlet surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Masonboro Inlet sea temperature is
19.5° C
(Which is 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Masonboro Inlet today?

The current surf forecast for Masonboro Inlet at 8PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat morning).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
1
SW
5
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
33
33
34
33
32
50
31
31
31
31
39
40
57
35
33
34
33
33
32
31
29
29
28
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SW
10
W
10
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
WNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
NE
30
NE
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:35PM1.32m
7:45AM1.12m
8:15PM1.34m
8:24AM1.09m
8:52PM1.33m
Low Tide
1:23PM0.00m
1:58AM0.02m
2:02PM-0.00m
2:39AM0.03m
2:40PM0.01m
3:19AM0.04m
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
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6:22
6:22
6:20
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7:52
7:53
7:54
7:54
1
1
1
4
1
3
9
8
Temp °C
19
20
21
21
21
20
19
18
16
17
21
20
19
15
13
12
14
16
17
17
17
17
16
13
19
20
21
21
22
21
20
18
14
16
20
19
18
9
7
6
10
13
14
15
15
16
13
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.4
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
52
33
33
34
33
13
14
13
14
15
15
39
40
57
35
33
34
33
33
32
31
8
9
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
32
31
31
31
31
31
10
5
5
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
29
29
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
4
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.8
SSW
5
1
SW
5
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
4
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
1
2
28
50
3
12
21
31
33
24
11
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
17
17
835
263
240
5
0
37
37
37
37
5
37
95
95
115
115
125
472
601
519
335
335
531
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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