Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 10 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
20.0° C
(Which is 3.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fort Fisher today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Fisher at 1PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (10 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (10 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
1.4
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
26
24
18
14
14
14
14
22
14
14
14
14
22
111
153
142
119
137
205
215
186
132
112
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
15
S
20
SSW
10
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:35PM1.31m
2:43AM1.38m
3:31PM1.39m
3:44AM1.37m
4:27PM1.47m
Low Tide
8:09AM0.20m
8:20PM0.26m
9:05AM0.14m
9:34PM0.22m
9:59AM0.07m
10:40PM0.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:01
8:02
8:04
3
6
1
Temp °C
21
20
22
25
23
22
22
22
22
22
24
25
25
22
17
16
15
14
16
18
18
19
19
19
22
21
22
24
21
22
22
23
23
23
25
24
24
23
13
11
11
9
10
12
13
15
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
ESE
11
Energy kJ
34
26
24
18
14
14
14
7
7
7
4
14
9
5
5
13
13
12
12
19
1
4
1
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
6
8
4
6
4
12
13
14
22
3
3
3
14
22
14
2
2
2
2
4
4
5
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
E
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
6
6
6
4
6
6
2
3
3
14
14
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
S
5
0.1
SW
4
0.5
ENE
3
1.4
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
8
6
11
8
7
7
3
9
1
5
111
153
142
119
137
205
215
186
132
112
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
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
70
70
257
257
650
320
560
309
305
143
806
600
553
577
505
543
829
823
127
127
127
1169
12
127
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
8
6
9
8
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
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