Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 23 Dec 2025 EST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
11.4° C
(Which is 10.3°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 11PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Dec)--
Afternoon (23 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (23 Dec)1ft (0.3m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
E
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
1.1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)5999999999945511999101010566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29151515151516168881118131188999948124130
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
N
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:08PM
1.20
9:24AM
1.41
9:48PM
1.23
10:10AM
1.40
10:41PM
1.26
11:07AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:30PM
0.02
3:17AM
-0.04
4:07PM
0.01
4:01AM
-0.02
4:47PM
-0.01
4:53AM
0.02
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sunrise------7:13-------7:13-------7:15-
Sunset5:07-------5:07-------5:07-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C16171514131415181917151515161818192121181310911
Feels °C (?)13151211101213171816121111121514172020178327
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