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Masonboro Inlet surf break

Masonboro Inlet surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 25 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
10.8° C
 (Which is 9.8°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 10PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)--
Afternoon (25 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (25 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
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 (?)
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)888899999999999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3383492501881541299477775052313132322121221717171798
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
SW
15
NW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
25
WNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
0
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crossoffcrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:02AM
1.16
1:22PM
0.96
2:10AM
1.18
2:33PM
0.94
3:20AM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:56PM
-0.01
7:42AM
0.13
7:58PM
-0.01
8:54AM
0.14
9:05PM
-0.02
10:05AM
0.11
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise------7:11-------7:11-------7:11-
Sunset5:34-------5:35-------5:36-------
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--33-2------------------
Temp. °C48510111110530-3-5-7-8-6032410-103
Feels °C (?)1518995-2-6-8-11-13-15-15-12-5-3-5-3-5-5-7-50
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