Masonboro Inlet surf break

Masonboro Inlet surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 01 May 2026 EDT
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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
19.5° C
(Which is 3.2°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 6AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (01 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (01 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.8
SE
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
52
33
34
42
43
32
31
29
29
28
27
31
43
32
20
31
21
22
22
22
24
13
14
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
0
NNE
15
NE
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:24AM1.09m
8:52PM1.33m
9:01AM1.06m
9:29PM1.30m
9:36AM1.03m
10:04PM1.27m
Low Tide
2:39AM0.03m
2:40PM0.01m
3:19AM0.04m
3:16PM0.03m
3:58AM0.07m
3:53PM0.07m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
6:20
6:20
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7:54
7:54
7:55
1
1
2
6
10
5
10
1
1
Temp °C
18
14
13
17
18
18
18
18
16
16
15
14
14
14
12
11
11
10
10
15
18
19
17
17
18
10
9
14
16
16
18
17
17
15
13
11
11
11
9
8
9
7
7
12
15
16
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.8
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
Energy kJ
57
52
33
34
33
33
31
11
29
26
25
27
31
43
32
20
31
16
23
22
12
12
12
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
5
4
5
5
2
2
32
31
7
29
28
16
16
14
18
14
10
21
22
22
22
24
13
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SW
5
0.1
E
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
1
10
25
25
16
14
6
6
4
1
2
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.2
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
4
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNE
3
Energy kJ
4
27
42
43
2
11
15
2
7
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
5
39
563
521
365
617
835
646
5
43
39
39
95
95
37
37
37
17
37
37
115
115
472
544
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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