Masonboro Inlet surf break

Masonboro Inlet surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 18 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
18.1° C
(Which is 3.6°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 9PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
NE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
0.5
E
0.3
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888555777567668888884
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)161115171726314359141414194270731511151515141422
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
35
NNW
30
N
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:14AM
1.17
9:39PM
1.46
10:05AM
1.14
10:31PM
1.45
10:59AM
1.10
11:27PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:36PM
-0.12
4:20AM
-0.05
4:24PM
-0.10
5:12AM
-0.02
5:15PM
-0.06
6:07AM
0.03
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:33-------6:33
Sunset--7:44-------7:45-------7:45-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1-------------
Temp. °C252726232222222225201512131111121519201916131111
Feels °C (?)2424232221222121231387978101216161511776
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