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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 2.9°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 5AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Masonboro Inlet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | |
57 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 43 | 61 | 57 | 53 | 52 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:04AM1.14m | 7:35PM1.32m | 7:45AM1.12m | 8:15PM1.34m | 8:24AM1.09m | 8:52PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM0.04m | 1:23PM0.00m | 1:58AM0.02m | 2:02PM-0.00m | 2:39AM0.03m | 2:40PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
17 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
57 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 61 | 57 | 53 | 52 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 43 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 545 | 157 | 579 | 39 | 114 | 17 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 5 | 17 | 39 | 95 | 95 | 84 | 115 | 472 | 472 | 472 |
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