Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.90° N 77.95° W

Fort Fisher 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Fisher sea temperature is
23.6°C
1.1° 

Fort Fisher surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fort Fisher today (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Fisher at 8AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (20 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (20 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
1
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
13
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
ENE
12
2
ENE
12
1.2
E
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.9
ENE
12
1.2
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.2
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1044
681
572
579
1024
369
604
512
503
403
411
426
931
397
425
718
425
432
362
359
285
224
169
167
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:08AM1.37m
3:38PM1.49m
3:59AM1.41m
4:27PM1.51m
4:51AM1.47m
5:15PM1.52m
Low Tide
8:38AM0.34m
9:36PM0.35m
9:43AM0.30m
10:25PM0.27m
10:42AM0.26m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:22
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Temp °C
13
12
11
15
20
22
20
17
15
14
13
15
19
21
19
17
15
13
11
14
19
21
20
19
Feels °C
8
6
5
9
14
17
15
11
10
9
8
9
14
16
15
13
11
9
6
9
14
16
16
15
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