Fort Fisher Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.90° N 77.95° W

Fort Fisher 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Fisher sea temperature is
28.5°C
1.0° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Fisher at 3PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (07 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
5
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
69
106
144
154
187
206
258
204
173
158
127
106
85
95
114
108
91
91
91
73
68
66
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:30AM1.41m
5:16PM1.66m
5:33AM1.47m
6:14PM1.68m
6:31AM1.54m
7:05PM1.69m
Low Tide
10:28AM0.05m
11:24PM0.12m
11:29AM0.02m
00:17AM0.06m
12:26PM-0.02m
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>
6:48
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:28
7:27
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
25
Feels °C
25
23
23
24
23
24
23
23
24
24
23
23
24
25
26
27
27
25
26
26
27
27
26
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