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Masonboro Inlet surf break

Masonboro Inlet surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 30 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
9.6° C
 (Which is 10.9°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 2PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Afternoon (30 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (30 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Mon
02
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
SE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.6
E
0.8
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)1117171617445677888991010101111121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)466559245011422231034433627325832036929021819516013099101
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32AM
1.30
5:56PM
1.04
6:29AM
1.34
6:52PM
1.10
7:21AM
1.37
7:44PM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:09PM
0.00
12:14AM
-0.16
1:02PM
-0.05
1:08AM
-0.20
1:50PM
-0.10
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise--7:09-------7:09-------7:07-----
Sunset----5:38-------5:39-------5:40---
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C112556521-1-10-2-4-6-7-6-7-6-3-2-3-4-5
Feels °C (?)-4-4-40-10-2-5-7-10-10-8-10-13-16-17-17-17-16-12-10-10-11-12
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