Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 14 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
20.3° C
(Which is 3.6°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 2PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (14 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (14 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
74
45
27
54
59
61
66
45
51
35
46
47
45
45
37
36
37
51
41
51
51
43
31
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:43AM1.37m
6:18PM1.64m
6:39AM1.36m
7:11PM1.70m
7:33AM1.35m
8:03PM1.73m
Low Tide
11:44AM-0.05m
00:41AM0.02m
12:38PM-0.09m
1:38AM-0.04m
1:31PM-0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:05
8:06
8:07
Temp °C
20
19
22
24
24
22
18
15
13
12
17
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
18
20
22
18
16
13
10
8
7
13
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
74
74
45
27
54
59
61
66
45
51
35
46
47
45
45
37
36
37
51
41
51
51
43
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.1
E
13
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
10
9
22
15
7
4
4
4
13
14
27
3
7
8
3
3
6
5
5
5
5
6
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ENE
6
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
10
10
9
7
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
2
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
1
2
2
4
8
5
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
5
5
9
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
12
0
12
13
12
70
12
70
16
0
16
16
0
337
367
367
267
309
367
989
989
989
577
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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