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Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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
19.2° C
(Which is 3.9°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 7AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fort Fisher. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | |
13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 42 | 51 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:58AM1.26m | 10:10PM1.51m | 10:36AM1.22m | 10:34PM1.46m | 11:15AM1.20m | 10:55PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52AM0.08m | 3:29PM0.13m | 4:29AM0.14m | 3:57PM0.16m | 5:05AM0.19m | 4:30PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 10 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 42 | 51 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 3 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | E 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SSW 6 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSE 6 |
3 | 1 | 2 | — | 11 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 16 | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 72 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 267 | 313 | 296 | 946 | 1718 | 1723 | 989 | 1718 | 989 | 809 | 942 | 942 | 942 | 942 | 942 | 514 | 514 | 514 | 341 | 547 | 952 | 946 | 809 | 599 |
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