Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 11 May 2026 EDT
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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
19.9° C
(Which is 3.7°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 7PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (11 May)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (11 May)1ft (0.3m)12s

Table - waves today at Fort Fisher. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
1.3
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
22
103
146
154
150
165
165
130
89
72
77
74
68
68
57
49
44
56
56
62
30
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
10
WNW
35
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
20
SSW
20
NW
25
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:31PM1.39m
3:44AM1.37m
4:27PM1.47m
4:45AM1.37m
5:24PM1.56m
5:43AM1.37m
Low Tide
9:05AM0.14m
9:34PM0.22m
9:59AM0.07m
10:40PM0.16m
10:52AM0.01m
11:42PM0.09m
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:02
8:04
8:05
1
2
5
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
22
16
15
15
14
15
17
18
19
19
20
20
19
20
21
21
21
20
21
22
18
16
25
24
22
11
10
10
9
9
11
12
14
15
16
16
16
18
19
19
20
20
21
21
16
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
6
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
11
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.2
SSE
7
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
Energy kJ
3
14
3
8
5
21
20
19
12
12
12
12
11
5
11
68
68
57
49
5
56
56
62
30
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
14
3
14
22
14
2
2
2
3
1
1
4
4
5
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.2
E
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
1
3
5
3
2
2
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
S
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
NE
3
1.3
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.3
SSW
3
0.7
S
7
0.5
NNW
3
Energy kJ
7
4
8
10
103
146
154
150
165
165
130
89
72
77
74
44
2
45
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
657
781
553
543
505
505
70
127
127
652
127
127
1169
588
127
127
127
596
806
800
441
70
13
12
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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