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Masonboro Inlet surf break

Masonboro Inlet surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 EST
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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
11.7° C
 (Which is 9.1°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 5AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 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 (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.3
ENE
0.1
E
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
S
0.8
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
Period(s) (?)3444411444445445556666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6755426913769112662706988941082015146
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:12AM
1.09
12:22PM
1.07
1:03AM
1.07
1:09PM
0.99
1:54AM
1.06
1:58PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25AM
0.09
6:48PM
0.06
7:18AM
0.15
7:36PM
0.09
8:14AM
0.19
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----7:16-------7:16-------7:16---
Sunset------5:17-------5:19-------5:20-
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1------11----
Temp. °C15171920202121202020202021222119202019181813149
Feels °C (?)141719191819212121212120191919171818171616960
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