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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
19.7° C
(Which is 3.7°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 10AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Masonboro Inlet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | |
53 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 87 | 94 | 83 | 67 | 83 | 146 | 153 | 127 | 85 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:26AM1.09m | 2:57PM1.02m | 3:23AM1.09m | 3:58PM1.10m | 4:21AM1.09m | 4:56PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM0.18m | 9:29PM0.23m | 10:08AM0.14m | 10:35PM0.20m | 11:02AM0.08m | 11:37PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | 8:04 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 23 | 26 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
53 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | SE 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | S 7 |
6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 5 | — | — | — | SE 7 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 |
— | — | — | 5 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | — | 9 | — | — | 1 | 40 | 87 | 94 | 83 | 67 | 83 | 146 | 153 | 127 | 85 | 72 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 115 | 229 | 617 | 240 | 335 | 37 | 37 | 115 | 592 | 535 | 510 | 510 | 510 | 510 | 795 | 725 | 614 | 763 | 975 | 981 |
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