Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 03 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 3.8°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 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (03 May)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
2 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)
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
S
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
48
42
30
22
23
13
13
13
13
6
6
7
7
7
7
10
7
7
7
7
13
23
38
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:19AM1.30m
9:38PM1.56m
9:58AM1.26m
10:10PM1.51m
10:36AM1.22m
10:34PM1.46m
Low Tide
3:14AM0.03m
2:59PM0.09m
3:52AM0.08m
3:29PM0.13m
4:29AM0.14m
3:57PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:20
6:20
6:18
6:18
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7:55
7:57
7:58
7:58
Temp °C
12
10
14
17
19
19
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
20
20
20
9
4
8
11
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
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
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
57
48
42
30
22
23
13
13
13
13
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
4
7
6
6
6
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
4
8
8
7
8
8
8
4
4
3
3
3
6
6
6
1
1
7
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
9
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
6
1
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
Energy kJ
3
5
3
1
12
5
5
6
8
9
10
6
7
7
7
13
23
38
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
12
12
12
130
688
505
543
450
961
450
946
962
1169
1169
989
989
982
1455
1455
1000
1000
1718
560
514
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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