
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Masonboro Inlet today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Masonboro Inlet at 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Masonboro Inlet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 40 | 22 | 40 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 33 | 30 | 14 | 33 | 58 | 137 | 166 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:05AM1.01m | 4:51PM1.21m | 5:01AM1.06m | 5:41PM1.25m | 5:52AM1.12m | 6:26PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34AM0.30m | 11:24PM0.32m | 11:30AM0.25m | 00:13AM0.25m | 12:21PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
26 | 15 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 33 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 13 | — | E 13 |
25 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — |
5 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 8 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 22 | 40 | 61 | 50 | — | 2 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 58 | 137 | 166 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 95 | 856 | 852 | 1564 | 1691 | 592 | 115 | 115 | 95 | 39 | 988 | 95 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 115 | 1915 | 1687 | 1687 | 1713 | 744 |
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