Wrightsville Beach · New Hanover County · North Carolina
Masonboro Island Surf Report, Wrightsville Beach, NC
Masonboro Island, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina: 2 ft, knee to waist high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.7 ft at 11 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 7 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 13 mph. Water is about 68°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 4.0 ft at 7:06 pm.
2 ft
knee to waist high · occasional 3 ft
- Swell
- 1.7 ft · 11 s · ESE
- Wind
- 7 mph (WNW), gusts 13offshore
- Tide
- 1.3 ft risinghigh 4.0 ft at 7:06 pm
- Water
- 68°F2mm springsuit
- Air
- 71°Ffeels like 70°F
- Sun
- rise 6:38 amset 5:11 pm
Masonboro Island surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Masonboro Island: 9 am, Fair, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Masonboro Island: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 10 mph offshore (W), gusts 16 | 4.9 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor | 9 mph offshore (W), gusts 15 | 5.1 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 4.7 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 4.0 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 3.0 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 15 | 2.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 1.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 7 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 13 | 0.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 7 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 0.8 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 2 ft | Poor | 7 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 1.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 7 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 2.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 6 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 11 | 3.0 ft |
| 6 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 6 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 11 | 3.7 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (NNW) | 4.3 ft |
| 7 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (NNW) | 4.8 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 4.8 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | calm | 4.4 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | calm | 3.5 ft |
| 11 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | calm | 2.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 1.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 13 | 0.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 16 | 0.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 17 | 0.9 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 19 | 1.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 19 | 2.4 ft |
| 6 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 17 | 3.2 ft |
Masonboro Island waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Masonboro Island arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 2.1 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 31 s
- Lulls
- about 173 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 10% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Masonboro Island surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Masonboro Island: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Masonboro Island are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 2–3 ft | Fair | 1.8 ft · 11 s · ESE | 9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 7 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 9 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.3 ft · 11 s · ESE | calm | 10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 16 | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 10 s · ESE | 5 mph offshore (NW) | 7 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 12 | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.2 ft · 5 s · SSW | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 19 | 16 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 24 | 8 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.3 ft · 10 s · SE | 14 mph offshore (WNW) | 18 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 24 | 9 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.2 ft · 10 s · SE | 15 mph offshore (NW), gusts 21 | 16 mph offshore (NW), gusts 22 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 11 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 17 | 10 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 16 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.7 ft · 3 s · NE | 9 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 14 | 5 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 9 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 14 | 10 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 11 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 18 | 12 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Masonboro Island are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Masonboro Island tide chart and tide times
Tides at Masonboro Island today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.3 ft at 12:30 am, high 5.1 ft at 6:54 am, low 0.7 ft at 1:22 pm and high 4.0 ft at 7:06 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.3 ft and rising.
Masonboro Island tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.3 ft at 12:30 amHigh 5.1 ft at 6:54 amLow 0.7 ft at 1:22 pmHigh 4.0 ft at 7:06 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.5 ft at 1:10 amHigh 4.9 ft at 7:35 amLow 0.6 ft at 2:02 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 7:47 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.6 ft at 1:48 amHigh 4.9 ft at 8:14 amLow 0.9 ft at 2:42 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 8:26 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.0 ft at 2:26 amHigh 5.0 ft at 8:47 amLow 0.9 ft at 3:33 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 9:13 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 0.9 ft at 3:02 amHigh 4.8 ft at 9:37 amLow 1.4 ft at 4:10 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 9:48 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.2 ft at 3:57 amHigh 4.4 ft at 10:16 amLow 0.9 ft at 5:04 pmHigh 3.1 ft at 10:41 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.9 ft at 4:45 amHigh 3.9 ft at 11:08 amLow 0.9 ft at 5:48 pmHigh 3.2 ft at 11:38 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.1 ft at 5:37 amHigh 4.0 ft at 11:57 amLow 1.0 ft at 6:39 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 3.3 ft at 12:33 amLow 1.2 ft at 6:38 amHigh 3.9 ft at 12:49 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Masonboro Island water temperature
The water temperature at Masonboro Island is about 68°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 70°F and a 7 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 64 and 68°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Masonboro Island
- South End, Wrightsville Beach1.4 mi NNE · 2 ft · Poor
- Crystal Pier1.7 mi NNE · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Blockade Runner2.4 mi NNE · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Columbia Street3.0 mi NNE · 2 ft · Poor to Fair
- Johnnie Mercer's Pier3.4 mi NNE · 2 ft · Poor to Fair
- Mason's Inlet5.5 mi NNE · 3–4 ft · Good
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About Masonboro Island
Masonboro Island is a beach break in Wrightsville Beach, New Hanover County, North Carolina, facing southeast. Also called Masonboro Inlet.
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