Masonboro Inlet surf break

Masonboro Inlet surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 May 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
20.0° C
(Which is 3.2°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: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (08 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (08 May)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
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)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.2
E
9
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.3
SE
11
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
33
38
27
6
23
23
23
22
16
19
22
19
7
22
14
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:58PM0.94m
1:30AM1.11m
1:56PM0.97m
2:26AM1.09m
2:57PM1.02m
3:23AM1.09m
Low Tide
7:23PM0.23m
8:20AM0.21m
8:23PM0.24m
9:14AM0.18m
9:29PM0.23m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:01
8:01
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
Temp °C
17
18
18
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
23
22
21
20
20
20
23
25
26
24
23
22
23
22
15
15
15
18
18
18
20
19
18
19
21
22
21
21
21
22
24
25
25
24
23
23
24
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.8
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
SSW
4
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SSE
5
Energy kJ
12
8
7
9
8
9
14
14
21
15
14
36
29
23
23
23
22
16
14
12
6
4
7
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
E
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.3
E
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SSW
5
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
11
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
SE
11
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
8
14
14
4
14
15
5
5
14
5
5
6
6
6
6
4
5
4
4
13
19
7
22
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
E
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
12
Energy kJ
15
6
3
14
4
5
3
5
3
3
4
5
4
6
2
4
2
2
11
4
4
7
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.4
SSW
4
Energy kJ
5
5
8
2
3
10
33
38
27
6
8
19
22
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
115
752
725
721
684
619
774
957
768
957
335
288
240
240
157
115
229
240
240
688
531
288
335
273
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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