Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Fisher today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Fisher at 10AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fort Fisher. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 27 | 38 | 71 | 150 | 142 | 166 | 154 | 120 | 100 | 98 | 94 | 88 | 81 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 53 | 50 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:27AM1.58m | 10:50PM1.45m | 11:25AM1.59m | 11:54PM1.40m | 12:39PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27AM0.02m | 5:13PM0.22m | 5:09AM0.04m | 6:11PM0.27m | 5:59AM0.07m | 7:16PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 |
37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 71 | 150 | 142 | 166 | 154 | 120 | 100 | 98 | 94 | 88 | 81 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 53 | 50 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 15 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | 4 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 38 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 296 | 296 | 143 | 143 | 267 | 942 | 745 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 127 | 942 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 505 | 505 | 341 |
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