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Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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
19.3° C
(Which is 3.2°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 6AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fort Fisher. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
58 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 44 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 131 | 30 | 120 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:33AM1.43m | 7:02PM1.65m | 7:17AM1.41m | 7:45PM1.66m | 7:59AM1.38m | 8:25PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:13AM-0.02m | 12:27PM-0.07m | 1:02AM-0.03m | 1:09PM-0.04m | 1:48AM-0.03m | 1:49PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | E 10 | S 5 | E 10 |
58 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 44 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | SE 7 | E 6 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | E 10 | E 4 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 131 | 24 | 120 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 514 | 130 | 547 | 12 | 91 | 12 | 12 | 70 | 70 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 124 | 124 | 114 | 143 | 505 | 505 | 505 |
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