Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
19.3° C
(Which is 3.2°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 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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)
1
1
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)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
52
33
35
35
33
31
31
18
31
30
44
38
56
33
31
32
40
33
33
30
28
27
27
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
NNW
20
N
10
N
0
ENE
0
SW
5
W
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:02PM1.65m
7:17AM1.41m
7:45PM1.66m
7:59AM1.38m
8:25PM1.65m
Low Tide
12:27PM-0.07m
1:02AM-0.03m
1:09PM-0.04m
1:48AM-0.03m
1:49PM-0.00m
2:32AM-0.01m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
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6:24
6:22
6:22
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7:52
7:53
7:54
7:54
1
1
1
6
1
3
8
8
Temp °C
18
20
21
21
21
21
20
18
16
17
20
19
19
16
14
14
15
17
17
17
17
17
17
15
18
20
21
21
21
21
20
18
13
16
20
20
19
11
8
8
10
14
14
15
15
16
15
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
9
Energy kJ
54
52
33
35
35
33
15
15
15
16
14
44
38
56
33
31
32
32
31
30
22
11
6
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
4
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
31
31
18
31
30
9
5
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
30
28
27
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SSW
5
1
SW
5
1
SW
5
0.5
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
Energy kJ
1
19
19
47
50
5
20
25
40
33
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
806
292
267
38
16
12
64
70
70
16
12
124
124
143
143
151
505
634
531
368
367
517
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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