
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Masonboro Inlet today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Masonboro Inlet at 3AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Masonboro Inlet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 35°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | 73 | 67 | 92 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 102 | 137 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 77 | 123 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 3:58PM1.26m | 4:14AM1.01m | 5:04PM1.33m | 5:22AM1.02m | 6:07PM1.39m | 6:29AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44PM0.19m | 10:51AM-0.02m | 11:51PM0.14m | 11:54AM-0.06m | 00:53AM0.08m | 12:54PM-0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 64 | 51 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 84 | 90 | 55 | 53 | 13 | 13 | 56 | 48 | 36 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NE 6 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | E 9 |
3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
56 | 73 | 67 | 92 | 80 | 118 | 87 | 68 | 102 | 137 | 121 | 145 | 162 | 117 | 97 | 55 | 77 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1080 | 335 | 472 | 288 | 335 | 17 | 37 | 288 | 510 | 531 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 0 | 267 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 39 | 55 |
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