Masonboro Inlet surf break

Masonboro Inlet surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 27 Apr 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 2.7°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: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (27 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (27 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
154
128
128
105
86
82
101
69
40
29
26
27
63
71
87
85
58
56
53
50
31
42
48
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
0
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
SW
10
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:29AM1.18m
6:05PM1.24m
6:18AM1.16m
6:52PM1.29m
7:04AM1.14m
7:35PM1.32m
Low Tide
11:31PM0.08m
11:56AM0.04m
00:25AM0.06m
12:41PM0.02m
1:13AM0.04m
1:23PM0.00m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
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6:26
6:24
6:24
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7:51
7:52
7:52
4
4
Temp °C
11
11
11
13
17
17
17
15
13
12
12
15
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
20
20
18
19
19
6
6
6
9
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
14
16
17
16
17
17
17
17
18
19
17
18
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
5
0.3
E
9
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
13
13
13
13
3
1
15
40
29
20
13
63
71
87
85
58
56
53
50
31
31
32
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
5
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
25
26
26
27
1
1
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
0.3
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
Energy kJ
176
154
128
128
105
86
82
101
69
1
16
42
48
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
588
588
588
588
154
154
864
154
45
5
5
37
37
2
37
0
0
17
17
17
17
373
835
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
6
6
5
5
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