
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Fisher today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Fisher at 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fort Fisher. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:49AM1.27m | 5:37PM1.64m | 5:56AM1.28m | 6:41PM1.67m | 6:59AM1.31m | 7:40PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51AM-0.07m | 00:04AM0.06m | 11:54AM-0.10m | 1:02AM-0.01m | 12:55PM-0.13m | 1:56AM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | 8:22 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 16 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | ENE 7 |
13 | 34 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 88 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 |
2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 33 | — | 31 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | ENE 7 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | S 5 |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 16 | 11 | 21 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | WSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — |
41 | 3 | 40 | 55 | 78 | 126 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 28 | 15 | 13 | 13 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 16 | 296 | 73 | 70 | 130 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 151 | 130 | 12 | 114 | 70 | 12 | 38 | 124 | 70 | 531 | 70 | 70 |
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