Masonboro Inlet Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.18° N 77.82° W

Masonboro Inlet 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Masonboro Inlet sea temperature is
27.2°C
0.5° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Masonboro Inlet at 9AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
40
46
35
57
60
43
39
38
26
25
25
26
23
22
23
18
18
18
18
18
18
10
13
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
0
SW
5
N
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
0
SW
5
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:04AM0.98m
3:57PM1.18m
4:05AM1.01m
4:51PM1.21m
5:01AM1.06m
5:41PM1.25m
Low Tide
9:34AM0.32m
10:30PM0.37m
10:34AM0.30m
11:24PM0.32m
11:30AM0.25m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:10
7:09
7:07
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
24
23
26
26
27
26
26
26
25
24
26
27
27
26
26
26
25
24
26
27
26
26
25
Feels °C
27
26
24
27
27
29
29
30
30
30
28
28
28
29
29
30
31
29
27
29
30
28
29
28
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