Masonboro Inlet surf break

Masonboro Inlet surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 27 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 2.7°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 1AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (28 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (28 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
7
1
E
7
1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.9
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
100
78
94
104
58
44
32
76
57
60
85
88
58
58
56
54
33
32
35
78
33
33
18
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
20
SSE
25
SW
20
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:05PM1.24m
6:18AM1.16m
6:52PM1.29m
7:04AM1.14m
7:35PM1.32m
7:45AM1.12m
Low Tide
11:56AM0.04m
00:25AM0.06m
12:41PM0.02m
1:13AM0.04m
1:23PM0.00m
1:58AM0.02m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:24
6:24
6:22
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7:51
7:52
7:52
7:53
6
5
Temp °C
11
17
17
16
14
14
13
12
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
18
20
21
18
17
16
16
7
13
12
12
10
12
11
10
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
21
18
17
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.4
ESE
9
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
Energy kJ
13
3
28
44
32
76
57
60
85
88
58
58
56
54
33
32
33
40
31
30
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
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
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
1
24
25
1
1
1
3
3
5
6
4
4
4
4
34
33
33
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
6
2
2
4
1
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
7
1
E
7
1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
Energy kJ
108
100
78
94
104
58
2
16
35
78
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
115
154
835
154
588
39
0
5
5
125
39
0
0
5
37
240
17
535
835
37
0
5
5
37
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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