Masonboro Inlet Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.18° N 77.82° W

Issued: 7 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Masonboro Inlet sea temperature is
27.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Masonboro Inlet at 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
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
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
29
28
28
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
19
17
23
31
43
56
56
57
62
90
72
58
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:37PM1.17m
12:04PM1.08m
00:18AM1.13m
12:55PM1.12m
1:06AM1.09m
1:52PM1.16m
Low Tide
5:42PM0.13m
6:22AM0.08m
6:29PM0.16m
7:05AM0.07m
7:23PM0.19m
7:53AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
29
28
26
26
26
27
29
30
29
28
28
28
28
28
32
32
31
29
29
26
26
27
32
33
Feels °C
30
30
28
29
30
31
31
31
29
29
31
31
30
29
33
31
30
29
30
28
28
29
33
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
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
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
30
29
28
28
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
22
18
20
20
21
21
23
24
50
43
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
17
24
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
6
11
19
23
31
43
56
56
57
62
90
72
58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1687
1740
592
510
592
592
510
2581
852
2557
531
472
1746
157
157
632
852
282
335
0
2
17
472
472
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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