
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Masonboro Inlet today (25 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Masonboro Inlet at 11PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Masonboro Inlet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
359 | 365 | 377 | 324 | 247 | 190 | 146 | 144 | 103 | 98 | 64 | 62 | 58 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:48PM1.33m | 8:04AM1.35m | 8:27PM1.32m | 8:46AM1.41m | 9:07PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM0.08m | 2:37PM0.09m | 2:56AM0.05m | 3:21PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
359 | 365 | 377 | 324 | 247 | 190 | 146 | 144 | 103 | 98 | 64 | 62 | 58 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 9 | — | — | NE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 |
— | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 |
5 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 275 | 157 | 278 | 263 |
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