Surf Climatology
Best Time to Surf Masonboro Island
Wilmington, NC
Masonboro Island is a surf break in Wilmington, NC, and this page shows the time of year when it usually gets the most surf. The figures are three years of offshore wave data, 2022 to 2024, averaged month by month at the nearest offshore point. The peak surf season at Masonboro Island is Sep & Dec, when the average offshore swell is at its biggest.
Peak surf season: Sep & Dec.
Based on the 3-year average offshore wave height, 2022–2024.
Best time to visit
3-year monthly avg · offshore significant wave height · 2022–2024
Peak surf season:SepDec
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Peak monthsThis monthOff-peakTap a bar for details.
Jan: 2.8ft average swell at 5.9 s from the SE.
Feb: 2.9ft average swell at 5.5 s from the SE.
Mar: 3.0ft average swell at 5.8 s from the SE.
Apr: 2.9ft average swell at 5.4 s from the SE.
May: 2.7ft average swell at 5 s from the SE.
Jun: 2.6ft average swell at 4.9 s from the SE.
Jul: 2.6ft average swell at 4.9 s from the SSE.
Aug: 2.6ft average swell at 5.1 s from the SE.
Sep: 2.9ft average swell at 6.4 s from the ESE.
Oct: 2.5ft average swell at 5.8 s from the ESE.
Nov: 3.0ft average swell at 5.7 s from the ESE.
Dec: 3.0ft average swell at 6 s from the SE.
Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, at 34.0°, -78.0°.
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