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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
19.2° C
(Which is 3.9°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 5PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Masonboro Inlet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | E 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | |
11 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 160 | 145 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:46AM0.97m | 11:16PM1.19m | 11:24AM0.95m | 11:56PM1.16m | 12:07PM0.94m | 00:40AM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06PM0.14m | 5:57AM0.17m | 5:46PM0.17m | 6:41AM0.20m | 6:30PM0.21m | 7:29AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
— | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
11 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 72 | 71 | 61 | — | — | 74 | 61 | 61 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 104 | 69 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 12 | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | — | E 10 | — | — | E 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | NNE 3 |
1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 27 | — | — | 68 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 99 | — | — | 59 | 160 | 145 | 134 | 198 | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 776 | 971 | 975 | 981 | 545 | 549 | 592 | 744 | 592 | 975 | 975 | 776 | 347 | 288 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 229 | 249 | 229 | 2 | 39 | 39 | 43 |
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