Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Fisher today (21 Jul):
The current surf forecast for Fort Fisher at 2AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:36AM1.38m | 2:16PM1.52m | 2:23AM1.34m | 3:04PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10PM0.17m | 7:24AM0.04m | 8:06PM0.22m | 8:12AM0.07m | 9:02PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 32 | 35 | 37 | 49 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 103 | 121 | 137 | 193 | 202 | 222 | 196 | 165 | 150 | 150 | 145 | 140 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 257 | 1588 | 1248 | 517 | 515 | 344 | 1235 | 1235 | 1235 | 1235 | 368 | 439 | 341 | 267 | 368 | 577 | 314 | 337 | 367 |
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