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/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 10 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.0° C
(Which is 3.4°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 8AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fort Fisher. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | |
51 | 42 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 74 | 77 | 73 | 83 | 124 | 230 | 293 | 295 | 270 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:40AM1.38m | 2:35PM1.31m | 2:43AM1.38m | 3:31PM1.39m | 3:44AM1.37m | 4:27PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.20m | 8:20PM0.26m | 9:05AM0.14m | 9:34PM0.22m | 9:59AM0.07m | 10:40PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
22 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 5 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 7 | S 7 |
 kJ | 51 | 42 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | E 9 | S 5 | S 5 | E 9 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | S 5 | S 5 | NE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 9 | 9 | 4 | 74 | 77 | 73 | 83 | 124 | 230 | 293 | 295 | 270 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 70 | 143 | 257 | 650 | 267 | 368 | 70 | 70 | 143 | 625 | 568 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 515 | 829 | 758 | 647 | 796 | 946 | 952 | 127 |
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