Fort Fisher Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.90° N 77.95° W

Fort Fisher 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Fisher sea temperature is
28.2°C
0.6° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Fisher at 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.8
ENE
4
1
E
4
1.1
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
42
42
26
17
17
17
17
13
13
12
12
11
6
6
6
6
6
6
20
22
41
64
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
5
NW
10
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:55PM1.60m
2:19AM1.35m
3:05PM1.61m
3:26AM1.37m
4:12PM1.63m
Low Tide
7:01AM0.10m
8:25PM0.31m
8:12AM0.12m
9:29PM0.27m
9:23AM0.10m
10:28PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:34
7:31
7:30
 mm
5
5
1
6
4
2
Temp °C
27
27
29
30
29
28
28
27
27
26
29
30
29
28
28
29
27
26
29
29
29
27
26
Feels °C
32
31
32
32
30
30
30
29
30
28
30
31
30
29
30
31
29
30
34
33
31
27
26
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