Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Masonboro Inlet today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Masonboro Inlet at 10PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Masonboro Inlet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 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 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 39 | 38 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:55AM1.00m | 2:48PM1.16m | 2:49AM0.96m | 3:44PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16PM0.30m | 8:22AM0.21m | 9:14PM0.34m | 9:17AM0.23m | 10:13PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 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 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 40 | 39 | 38 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 852 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 738 | 738 | 822 | 804 | 907 | 1138 | 1138 | 267 | 335 | 335 | 335 | 1557 | 267 | 240 |
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