Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 03 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
19.2° C
(Which is 3.8°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 1AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (04 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (04 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
11 AM
2 PM
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)
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
S
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
S
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
S
4
0.6
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
12
13
13
13
13
6
6
7
7
7
7
10
7
8
6
7
8
14
15
17
20
23
46
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:38PM1.56m
9:58AM1.26m
10:10PM1.51m
10:36AM1.22m
10:34PM1.46m
11:15AM1.20m
Low Tide
2:59PM0.09m
3:52AM0.08m
3:29PM0.13m
4:29AM0.14m
3:57PM0.16m
5:05AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:20
6:18
6:18
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7:55
7:57
7:58
7:58
Temp °C
19
18
17
18
18
18
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
23
15
14
13
15
15
16
15
16
15
15
15
15
17
17
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
19
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
22
12
13
13
13
13
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
4
7
6
6
7
14
10
10
10
23
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
8
8
8
4
4
3
4
3
6
6
6
1
1
7
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
6
1
2
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
S
4
0.5
SSW
5
0.9
SSE
5
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
2
7
8
8
9
10
6
8
5
7
8
13
15
17
20
12
46
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
267
505
543
267
292
946
1718
1171
1654
1169
989
989
989
989
1764
2574
2048
1734
551
543
531
514
514
963
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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