Masonboro Inlet surf break

Masonboro Inlet surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 22 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
19.6° C
(Which is 2.2°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 2PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)3s
Evening (22 Apr)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
2 AM
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)
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
5
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.7
SW
5
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
10
6
6
25
34
35
47
38
8
8
9
25
46
42
36
28
29
18
23
50
52
38
31
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:01PM1.04m
1:29AM1.30m
2:07PM1.04m
2:33AM1.25m
3:13PM1.06m
Low Tide
7:06AM0.08m
7:12PM0.05m
8:08AM0.11m
8:18PM0.09m
9:11AM0.12m
9:26PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
6:31
6:28
6:28
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7:46
7:47
7:49
7:50
Temp °C
18
18
21
23
23
20
20
19
17
17
23
26
26
21
20
19
18
18
24
25
24
21
21
20
16
16
18
18
17
16
16
16
13
13
20
22
21
17
17
16
15
15
21
21
20
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
11
10
6
5
5
8
7
7
8
17
12
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
6
1
2
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
1
8
8
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
1
6
3
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.4
WNW
3
0.8
SW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.7
SW
5
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
Energy kJ
2
6
25
34
35
47
38
3
31
9
25
46
42
36
28
29
18
23
50
52
38
31
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)
545
545
545
531
510
510
510
472
267
267
267
263
263
472
288
278
37
267
267
267
971
1557
579
547
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
3
1
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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