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Masonboro Inlet surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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
20.6° C
(Which is 3.7°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 6PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Masonboro Inlet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
57 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 115 | 112 | 93 | 93 | 78 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:50AM1.11m | 11:17PM1.44m | 11:50AM1.09m | 00:14AM1.37m | 12:51PM1.09m | 1:12AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03PM-0.08m | 5:55AM-0.01m | 5:59PM-0.02m | 6:50AM0.02m | 6:58PM0.03m | 7:48AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | 8:09 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
57 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 115 | 112 | 93 | 93 | 78 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 154 | 154 | 568 | 510 | 544 | 2 | 2 | 154 | 568 | 738 | 531 | 472 | 335 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 263 | 820 | 280 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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