Masonboro Inlet surf break

Masonboro Inlet surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 02 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
19.6° 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 1PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (02 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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)
1
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)
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
6
0.4
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
S
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
41
26
18
50
23
48
32
32
21
21
21
23
13
13
14
6
6
6
11
7
10
15
9
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
5
WNW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:01AM1.06m
9:29PM1.30m
9:36AM1.03m
10:04PM1.27m
10:11AM1.00m
10:40PM1.23m
Low Tide
3:19AM0.04m
3:16PM0.03m
3:58AM0.07m
3:53PM0.07m
4:37AM0.10m
4:29PM0.10m
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
6:20
6:18
6:18
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7:54
7:55
7:57
7:58
1
2
6
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
14
18
19
18
17
17
17
18
19
20
20
19
19
19
16
11
8
7
9
8
9
8
7
5
9
13
16
14
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.7
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
61
41
26
16
30
19
48
32
32
21
15
13
12
12
7
7
6
7
7
6
6
7
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
4
5
5
3
16
23
9
6
10
15
21
21
23
13
13
14
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.1
S
6
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
10
1
9
6
4
1
3
3
3
2
2
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
NNE
2
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
6
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
3
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
14
1
7
18
50
2
1
11
1
10
15
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
115
575
614
37
37
5
5
37
39
37
817
472
115
544
240
544
480
763
550
561
1136
957
957
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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