Masonboro Inlet surf break

Masonboro Inlet surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 May 2026 EDT
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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
20.0° 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 3PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (08 May)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (08 May)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
ENE
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.8
S
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
15
17
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
24
37
38
29
19
7
13
10
9
6
11
20
21
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
12:58PM0.94m
1:30AM1.11m
1:56PM0.97m
2:26AM1.09m
2:57PM1.02m
Low Tide
7:29AM0.22m
7:23PM0.23m
8:20AM0.21m
8:23PM0.24m
9:14AM0.18m
9:29PM0.23m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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6:15
6:13
6:13
6:11
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8:00
8:00
8:01
8:01
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
17
19
18
18
19
19
19
20
21
23
23
24
22
21
21
21
23
24
24
21
21
20
11
10
14
16
15
16
18
18
18
20
20
21
22
24
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
20
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
Energy kJ
30
19
12
7
7
8
8
9
15
14
14
15
16
6
22
17
7
13
9
9
4
7
5
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
12
Energy kJ
10
9
8
5
14
14
14
15
9
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
4
4
4
6
6
11
20
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
SSW
6
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
8
8
15
14
3
4
2
2
5
5
3
3
5
4
5
6
10
4
4
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
Energy kJ
3
6
5
17
4
2
5
24
37
38
29
19
2
4
7
12
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
37
37
37
752
712
712
736
619
957
1080
957
736
353
37
278
37
240
267
267
282
957
725
579
510
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
1
2
1
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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