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Fort Fisher Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 01 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Fort Fisher surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fort Fisher sea temperature is
19.2° C
(Which is 3.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fort Fisher today?
The current surf forecast for Fort Fisher at 9PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fort Fisher. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | |
31 | 59 | 51 | 34 | 30 | 65 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 36 | 39 | 52 | 56 | 48 | 39 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:25PM1.65m | 8:40AM1.34m | 9:03PM1.61m | 9:19AM1.30m | 9:38PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49PM-0.00m | 2:32AM-0.01m | 2:26PM0.05m | 3:14AM0.03m | 2:59PM0.09m | 3:52AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | 7:57 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
15 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 19 | 36 | 39 | 52 | 56 | 48 | 39 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 5 | SE 4 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 65 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 3 | S 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 31 | 59 | 51 | — | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 559 | 379 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 337 | 0 | 70 | 12 | 613 | 647 | 143 | 33 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 70 | 267 | 267 | 505 | 826 | 801 | 798 | 814 |
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