Masonboro Inlet Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.18° N 77.82° W

Masonboro Inlet 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Masonboro Inlet sea temperature is
24.9°C
0.5° 

Masonboro Inlet surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Masonboro Inlet today (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Masonboro Inlet at 11AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
4
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
42
33
33
31
20
14
51
48
47
29
38
51
24
50
65
80
103
154
171
201
285
443
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
SW
0
SW
5
S
5
SSW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:51AM1.36m
7:08PM1.38m
7:38AM1.42m
7:53PM1.35m
8:22AM1.45m
8:34PM1.32m
Low Tide
1:09PM0.05m
1:33AM0.05m
1:57PM0.04m
2:14AM0.03m
2:42PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
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7:09
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6:45
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6:45
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6:44
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1
1
2
2
1
2
2
12
Temp °C
20
19
21
24
25
24
24
23
22
21
22
24
24
22
22
21
21
21
23
24
24
23
22
Feels °C
21
20
21
24
25
24
24
22
21
19
20
22
23
21
20
19
19
19
21
22
22
21
19
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