Masonboro Inlet Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.18° N 77.82° W

Masonboro Inlet 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Masonboro Inlet sea temperature is
27.6° C
0.4° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Masonboro Inlet at 10PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 34°C on Tue night, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
72
65
48
47
45
42
41
40
39
38
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
W
10
W
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
E
15
SE
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
25
S
10
N
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
on
High Tide
1:06AM1.06m
1:55PM1.18m
1:55AM1.00m
2:48PM1.16m
Low Tide
7:23PM0.24m
7:31AM0.16m
8:16PM0.30m
8:22AM0.21m
9:14PM0.34m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:53
7:52
 mm
2
Temp °C
34
34
31
30
29
27
30
31
31
30
30
29
29
29
31
32
31
26
29
Feels °C
36
35
34
33
32
30
32
32
32
33
34
32
33
33
33
33
31
28
31
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