Masonboro Inlet surf break

Masonboro Inlet surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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
19.5° 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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Heavy 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
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)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
ESE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
5
N
10
NW
20
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
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
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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6:24
6:22
6:22
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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)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
Energy kJ
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)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
SSW
5
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
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)
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
4
4
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
Energy kJ
2
2
1
2
3
6
12
17
17
18
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
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
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
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