Fort Fisher Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.90° N 77.95° W

Issued: 7 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Fisher sea temperature is
27.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Fisher at 2PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
77
75
75
57
55
55
42
41
55
54
40
38
32
32
32
47
46
46
31
30
29
28
28
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:39AM1.23m
9:43PM1.47m
10:04AM1.24m
10:00PM1.47m
10:32AM1.27m
10:36PM1.46m
Low Tide
3:39AM0.09m
3:21PM0.10m
4:13AM0.09m
3:59PM0.12m
4:46AM0.07m
4:39PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
26
26
27
26
25
25
25
24
27
27
28
26
26
26
26
25
28
29
28
27
26
26
Feels °C
27
26
28
26
27
27
27
28
29
27
30
28
29
27
28
29
29
28
31
30
28
29
28
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
99
77
75
75
57
55
55
42
41
55
54
40
38
19
12
12
47
46
46
31
30
29
28
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
17
17
17
21
22
22
8
22
32
32
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
6
4
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
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)
0
13
127
806
942
1221
577
368
0
0
12
625
952
712
514
70
70
70
517
2135
745
560
313
559
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Rating
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1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
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2
2
2
2
2
2
1
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2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
6
8
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
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