Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 25 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
24.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Fort Fisher today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Fisher at 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 25). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (25 May)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (25 May)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
5 AM
8 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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.3
E
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
11
5
5
4
4
11
4
5
10
21
49
57
10
78
68
68
68
68
71
71
71
69
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
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
off
off
High Tide
4:08PM1.55m
4:22AM1.40m
4:59PM1.60m
5:11AM1.38m
5:47PM1.63m
5:59AM1.36m
Low Tide
9:34AM-0.03m
10:03PM0.10m
10:21AM-0.04m
10:56PM0.07m
11:07AM-0.04m
11:47PM0.05m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:13
8:14
8:14
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
26
26
25
25
24
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
25
26
27
26
25
25
25
24
25
25
26
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
26
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.2
E
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
SSW
6
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
21
49
57
5
78
68
68
68
68
71
71
71
48
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.7
SE
8
Energy kJ
11
11
10
4
5
4
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
3
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.1
SW
6
Energy kJ
97
110
110
94
94
110
103
107
107
119
130
105
64
53
91
36
53
66
74
66
83
77
64
72
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)
16
337
337
337
337
368
577
380
368
320
311
337
367
368
337
368
368
320
313
311
311
79
70
70
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
7
6
9
7
9
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