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Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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
19.4° C
(Which is 3.5°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 5AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fort Fisher. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
28 | 63 | 43 | 26 | 25 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 62 | 53 | 39 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:40AM1.34m | 9:03PM1.61m | 9:19AM1.30m | 9:38PM1.56m | 9:58AM1.26m | 10:10PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32AM-0.01m | 2:26PM0.05m | 3:14AM0.03m | 2:59PM0.09m | 3:52AM0.08m | 3:29PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | |
2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
19 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
13 | 63 | 43 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 35 | 37 | 62 | 53 | 39 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | E 9 |
28 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | — | 14 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | — | — | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ENE 5 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | S 6 | S 6 | S 3 | S 3 |
4 | 11 | — | 6 | 15 | 36 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 35 | 143 | 143 | 647 | 143 | 70 | 13 | 38 | 12 | 12 | 70 | 70 | 143 | 145 | 577 | 450 | 504 | 450 | 796 | 1112 | 594 | 1169 | 1176 |
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