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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
20.8° C
(Which is 3.3°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 1AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
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 Sun morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
53 | 51 | 51 | 42 | 31 | 43 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 50 | 39 | 63 | 66 | 48 | 48 | 69 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:03PM1.73m | 8:27AM1.34m | 8:56PM1.73m | 9:23AM1.32m | 9:54PM1.69m | 10:24AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM-0.08m | 2:24PM-0.13m | 3:25AM-0.10m | 3:17PM-0.12m | 4:17AM-0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | |
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Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
53 | 51 | 51 | 42 | 31 | 43 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 50 | 39 | 4 | 66 | 48 | 48 | 69 | 68 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 15 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | E 15 | E 17 | E 17 | E 13 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 15 | — | — | E 14 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
— | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | SE 8 | S 4 | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 63 | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1169 | 989 | 1235 | 806 | 376 | 16 | 309 | 367 | 543 | 650 | 367 | 367 | 368 | 505 | 267 | 1588 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 584 | 130 | 0 | 127 | 2135 |
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