Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 04 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
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 8PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
S
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
11
6
6
8
13
21
25
34
36
24
45
45
43
32
89
92
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
3:29PM0.13m
4:29AM0.14m
3:57PM0.16m
5:05AM0.19m
4:30PM0.18m
5:43AM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
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6:18
6:18
6:16
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7:57
7:58
7:58
7:59
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
20
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
22
18
16
16
17
16
16
17
18
17
19
19
18
19
20
20
21
21
21
21
22
20
21
22
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
11
6
6
6
6
3
3
2
2
24
45
45
43
32
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
4
3
6
6
6
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
Energy kJ
11
5
5
6
9
7
4
4
5
4
8
13
21
25
34
36
12
13
13
21
47
89
92
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
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)
946
1718
1176
989
1718
514
809
942
942
809
942
963
560
514
517
559
547
946
988
380
577
368
320
368
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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