Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.90° N 77.95° W

Fort Fisher 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Fisher sea temperature is
21.2°C
3.2° 

Fort Fisher surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fort Fisher today (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Fisher at 8AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (26 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (26 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
529
476
476
417
367
575
612
557
392
346
567
494
424
262
239
276
108
98
104
126
193
255
290
308
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:52AM1.72m
8:12PM1.50m
8:35AM1.74m
8:57PM1.47m
9:23AM1.73m
9:49PM1.43m
Low Tide
1:30AM0.02m
2:20PM0.09m
2:17AM-0.01m
3:12PM0.09m
3:05AM-0.02m
4:03PM0.10m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
15
14
13
15
17
18
19
18
17
17
15
16
18
18
19
19
18
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16
19
20
20
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18
Feels °C
11
10
9
11
14
15
17
16
15
14
11
12
14
14
16
16
16
15
13
16
16
17
15
14
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