Masonboro Inlet Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.18° N 77.82° W

Masonboro Inlet 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Masonboro Inlet sea temperature is
23.0°C
1.5° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Masonboro Inlet at 1AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (22 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
292
292
297
305
239
184
181
136
101
66
61
37
39
37
35
33
42
77
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:53PM1.21m
5:13AM1.18m
5:41PM1.23m
6:03AM1.27m
6:28PM1.26m
Low Tide
11:29PM0.24m
11:47AM0.23m
00:15AM0.16m
12:39PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
19
16
14
12
11
15
20
21
19
17
15
13
12
15
18
19
19
16
Feels °C
16
15
12
11
8
7
11
15
16
15
13
11
9
7
11
14
14
15
12
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