Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 06 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
19.1° C
(Which is 4.3°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 6AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (06 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (06 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
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)
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
0.1
E
10
0.6
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.1
E
11
0.3
SE
6
0.2
E
9
0.5
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
24
27
33
46
40
51
83
80
80
2
32
2
23
14
2
6
6
8
13
18
12
12
12
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:15AM1.20m
10:55PM1.43m
11:58AM1.20m
11:37PM1.40m
12:48PM1.22m
Low Tide
5:05AM0.19m
4:30PM0.18m
5:43AM0.23m
5:10PM0.20m
6:24AM0.24m
6:00PM0.23m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:18
6:16
6:16
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7:58
7:59
8:00
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
21
21
18
20
21
17
15
15
15
17
17
18
18
19
20
22
20
21
21
20
21
21
22
23
21
15
12
15
18
16
12
12
12
14
14
16
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
9
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.1
E
8
0.9
SSE
6
1
S
6
0.6
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
1
S
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
E
5
Energy kJ
6
3
7
1
46
40
51
1
63
69
32
2
23
14
74
56
51
34
14
9
8
7
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
6
10
9
9
7
6
8
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
1
3
2
2
2
6
8
6
6
12
12
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
SW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.4
SW
6
0.3
N
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
Energy kJ
14
24
27
33
42
10
15
83
80
80
49
72
181
148
135
135
1
3
7
13
18
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
946
827
707
341
946
946
379
367
35
73
13
514
296
276
70
12
12
70
70
124
257
728
745
758
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
5
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