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Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 EDT
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
19.1° C
 (Which is 4.3°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 12PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (06 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (06 May)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
1
S
5
0.9
SE
6
1
S
6
0.9
SE
6
0.1
E
10
1
SSE
6
0.1
E
8
0.6
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
9
0.6
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
26
39
48
57
44
64
47
2
72
1
22
2
2
3
3
6
9
13
13
12
14
12
13
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
WSW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:15AM1.20m
10:55PM1.43m
11:58AM1.20m
11:37PM1.40m
12:48PM1.22m
00:35AM1.39m
Low Tide
5:05AM0.19m
4:30PM0.18m
5:43AM0.23m
5:10PM0.20m
6:24AM0.24m
6:00PM0.23m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:18
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:16
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:16
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
7:58
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:59
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:00
—
8:00
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
19
2
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
21
18
20
20
20
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
18
19
19
Feels °C
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
23
22
19
14
18
18
19
14
12
12
11
12
15
15
17
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
9
0.9
SE
5
0.1
E
8
0.9
SE
6
0.1
E
8
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
8
0.6
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
1.1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
3
7
1
41
1
44
1
47
57
3
1
22
2
2
94
48
36
12
11
8
8
8
7
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
—
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
8
—
0.1
E
8
—
0.1
E
9
—
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
5
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
—
1
2
1
—
1
—
2
—
2
3
2
6
9
9
6
6
9
9
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
E
10
—
—
0.1
E
10
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
E
12
—
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
—
8
8
13
12
14
12
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1
S
5
0.5
SW
4
1
S
6
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
1
SSE
6
1.4
S
6
1.1
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.6
SW
6
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
—
—
0.3
E
4
Energy kJ
19
26
39
48
57
7
64
12
20
72
119
66
179
139
190
1
3
9
13
13
12
—
—
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Whale Point Cut
Eleuthera
Whale Point Cut
Eleuthera
Matanzas Inlet
Florida - North
Whale Point Cut
Eleuthera
The Cove at Sandy Hook
New Jersey
The Cove Delaware
Delaware
Camp Pendleton
Virginia
Oceanic Pier
Carolina North
Damneck Naval Base
Virginia
South End
Carolina South
Peanuts
Florida - North
S-Turns
Carolina North
Goulds Inlet
Georgia
Pelican Watch
Carolina North
Long Beach
Carolina North
Surf City Pier
Carolina North
Surf City Pier
Carolina North
Surf City Pier
Carolina North
Atlantic Beach
Carolina North
Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras
Carolina North
Manasquan Inlet
New Jersey
Lavallette
New Jersey
Manasquan Inlet
New Jersey
Sea Girt
New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
946
946
560
946
809
600
367
35
368
130
559
296
441
16
12
70
70
70
143
257
773
758
773
774
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
The Point
S-Turns
Topsail Island
Shackleford Banks
The Point
Shackleford Banks
Shackleford Banks
Atlantic Beach
Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Mouse Rock
CAL - San Luis Obispo
Mouse Rock
CAL - San Luis Obispo
Mouse Rock
CAL - San Luis Obispo
Ben Weston (Catalina Island)
CAL - Orange County
The Cove at Sandy Hook
New Jersey
Rincon - Rivermouth
CAL - Ventura
Super Tubes
CAL - Ventura
Outside Shoals
Maryland
Hollywood Beach
CAL - Ventura
Government Point
CAL - Santa Barbara
St Augustine Point
CAL - Santa Barbara
S-Turns
Carolina North
Outside Shoals
Maryland
El Capitan
CAL - Santa Barbara
El Capitan
CAL - Santa Barbara
Super Tubes
CAL - Ventura
El Capitan
CAL - Santa Barbara
Super Tubes
CAL - Ventura
Super Tubes
CAL - Ventura
Haggerty's
CAL - LA County
Fox Hill Point
New Hampshire
El Capitan
CAL - Santa Barbara
El Capitan
CAL - Santa Barbara
El Capitan
CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Cobblestones
Australia
Riet River
South Africa
Riet River
South Africa
Riet River
South Africa
Sea Vista
South Africa
Riet River
South Africa
Glen Eden
South Africa
Buchupureo
Chile
Point Roadnight
Australia
Lebu
Chile
Buchupureo
Chile
Herolds Bay
South Africa
Herolds Bay
South Africa
Albatross
South Africa
Amanzimtoti
South Africa
Banana Beach
South Africa
Addington (South Beach)
South Africa
Barrancon
Chile
Barrancon
Chile
Yellow sands Point
South Africa
Boneyards
South Africa
Glen Eden
South Africa
Amanzimtoti
South Africa
Boneyards
South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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