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Masonboro Inlet surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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
19.4° C
(Which is 2.5°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 8PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Masonboro Inlet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 16 | E 16 | |
11 | 15 | 44 | 67 | 60 | 55 | 41 | 28 | 17 | 31 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 44 | 72 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 5 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:07PM1.04m | 2:33AM1.25m | 3:13PM1.06m | 3:35AM1.21m | 4:16PM1.11m | 4:35AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08AM0.11m | 8:18PM0.09m | 9:11AM0.12m | 9:26PM0.11m | 10:12AM0.10m | 10:31PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | |
— | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 23 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 |
6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | E 8 |
5 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — |
11 | 15 | 44 | 67 | 60 | 55 | 41 | 28 | 17 | 31 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 44 | 72 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 28 | 32 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 267 | 288 | 601 | 288 | 280 | 288 | 267 | 267 | 267 | 1557 | 267 | 549 | 548 | 37 | 43 | 579 | 1226 | 1226 | 549 | 282 | 37 | 39 | 37 |
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