
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Fisher today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Fisher at 9PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fort Fisher. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 59 | 78 | 54 | 34 | 50 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:36PM1.68m | 8:55AM1.37m | 9:30PM1.65m | 9:52AM1.41m | 10:22PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53PM-0.15m | 2:48AM-0.11m | 2:48PM-0.15m | 3:36AM-0.13m | 3:40PM-0.12m | 4:22AM-0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | 8:22 | |
mm | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
27 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 33 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
60 | 59 | 78 | 54 | 34 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 2135 | 586 | 337 | 151 | 124 | 12 | 12 | 64 | 292 | 127 | 894 | 823 | 908 | 908 | 908 | 2329 | 827 | 745 | 883 | 724 | 1227 | 1596 | 939 |
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