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Masonboro Inlet surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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 3.2°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 4PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Masonboro Inlet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | NE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | |
31 | 60 | 52 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 39 | 40 | 60 | 47 | 48 | 42 | 31 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:24AM1.09m | 8:52PM1.33m | 9:01AM1.06m | 9:29PM1.30m | 9:36AM1.03m | 10:04PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40PM0.01m | 3:19AM0.04m | 3:16PM0.03m | 3:58AM0.07m | 3:53PM0.07m | 4:37AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | |
— | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
13 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | ESE 10 | E 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
5 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 39 | 40 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 42 | 31 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | — | S 5 | ESE 10 | E 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
— | 1 | — | 2 | 31 | 11 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 5 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 29 | 9 | — | — | — | 25 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
31 | 60 | 52 | 32 | 4 | 25 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 561 | 346 | 39 | 39 | 5 | 305 | 5 | 37 | 39 | 614 | 614 | 115 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 240 | 240 | 472 | 793 | 768 | 831 | 847 |
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