Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Masonboro Inlet today (08 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Masonboro Inlet at 9AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Masonboro Inlet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 176 | 157 | 176 | 143 | 160 | 170 | 200 | 197 | 193 | 157 | 154 | 138 | 135 | 135 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 103 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 42 | 39 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:58AM1.42m | 7:06PM1.19m | 7:38AM1.41m | 7:45PM1.16m | 8:17AM1.39m | 8:22PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:45AM0.04m | 1:21PM0.09m | 1:24AM0.05m | 2:02PM0.10m | 2:02AM0.07m | 2:42PM0.13m | 2:40AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 173 | 176 | 157 | 176 | 143 | 160 | 170 | 200 | 197 | 193 | 157 | 154 | 138 | 135 | 135 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 103 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 42 | 39 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 37 | 229 |
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