Masonboro Inlet surf break

Masonboro Inlet surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 Feb 2026 EST
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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
8.2° C
(Which is 12.2°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 1AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (28 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (28 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
1.1
ENE
1.6
E
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)445556666677799998856778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8142527285535401034143363429283837354348213293365438
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45PM
1.02
5:18AM
1.26
5:45PM
1.09
6:13AM
1.30
6:38PM
1.16
7:01AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:04PM
-0.05
11:52AM
0.02
12:02AM
-0.10
12:41PM
-0.04
12:54AM
-0.14
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-----6:41-------6:39-------6:39--
Sunset6:05-------6:06-------6:07-------
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
5---1-------------------
Temp. °C109999911151715141313121419191918107677
Feels °C (?)656666914151414121210131716171640-2-10
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