Surf Forecasts:
Masonboro Inlet surf forecast from 13 Oct 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 20 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period, ESE swell with 482 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Masonboro Inlet this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Masonboro Inlet in the next 16 days are 1.8m 9s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 20) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Oct 17) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Tue 20th Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Masonboro Inlet over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 125 | 95 | 52 | 49 | 50 | 92 | 123 | 335 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:27PM1.16m | 11:01AM1.33m | 11:04PM1.10m | 11:42AM1.27m | 11:43PM1.06m | 12:26PM1.23m | 00:29AM1.02m | 1:16PM1.19m | 1:21AM1.00m | 2:10PM1.17m | 2:21AM1.00m | 3:06PM1.17m | 3:22AM1.03m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM0.18m | 4:47AM0.16m | 5:28PM0.24m | 5:26AM0.21m | 6:11PM0.30m | 6:07AM0.26m | 6:59PM0.34m | 6:54AM0.30m | 7:51PM0.37m | 7:48AM0.33m | 8:48PM0.38m | 8:49AM0.34m | 9:45PM0.35m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 34 | 251 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | E 9 | E 8 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 15 | E 14 | E 7 | SE 9 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | N 3 | NNE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 45 | 125 | 95 | 52 | 49 | — | 92 | 123 | 335 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 1080 | 521 | 531 | 1200 | 263 | 240 | 278 | 288 | 1188 | 740 | 1176 | 154 | 43 | 1753 | 2046 | 39 | 1758 | 154 | 45 |
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