Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Fisher today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Fisher at 3AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fort Fisher. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | 23 | 21 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 60 | 75 | 76 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:23PM1.47m | 12:01PM1.54m | 00:11AM1.41m | 12:50PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57PM0.09m | 5:14AM0.03m | 5:45PM0.18m | 5:54AM0.09m | 6:36PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 |
24 | 23 | 21 | 28 | 39 | 39 | 28 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 6 | 60 | 75 | 76 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 12 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | S 4 |
1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 6 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 35 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2170 | 515 | 823 | 823 | 514 | 70 | 543 | 505 | 657 | 785 | 717 | 724 | 296 | 73 | 0 | 257 | 271 | 34 | 12 |
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