Masonboro Inlet surf break

Masonboro Inlet surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm 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 3AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat morning).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
SE
6
1.3
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
34
33
32
31
31
31
31
31
39
40
57
53
33
50
50
39
32
31
29
27
28
35
119
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
15
N
10
NW
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:35PM1.32m
7:45AM1.12m
8:15PM1.34m
8:24AM1.09m
8:52PM1.33m
9:01AM1.06m
Low Tide
1:58AM0.02m
2:02PM-0.00m
2:39AM0.03m
2:40PM0.01m
3:19AM0.04m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
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6:22
6:22
6:20
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7:52
7:53
7:54
7:54
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
3
5
7
11
Temp °C
22
21
21
20
19
18
16
19
20
20
18
15
13
13
15
17
17
17
18
18
16
15
13
13
22
21
22
20
20
17
15
17
18
19
16
9
8
8
11
14
15
16
17
18
15
12
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
33
34
33
12
14
9
14
10
10
39
40
57
53
33
34
33
33
32
13
9
9
17
35
56
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
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
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
5
Energy kJ
4
4
4
32
31
31
31
31
31
10
5
5
5
3
3
2
2
2
31
29
27
28
28
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
N
3
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
4
4
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.4
NE
3
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
5
0.4
SE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NE
4
1.3
ENE
6
Energy kJ
2
5
17
3
24
50
50
39
27
5
3
14
119
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
545
835
335
37
5
39
37
37
37
5
37
95
95
335
115
347
45
39
39
335
5
510
531
510
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
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