Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 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 8AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be 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 Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue morning).

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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)
0.8
SE
6
0.8
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
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
1.2
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
42
26
24
18
14
13
14
14
22
14
14
14
14
22
74
77
73
83
124
230
293
295
270
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
SW
15
S
15
SSW
25
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:40AM1.38m
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
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:01
8:02
6
2
2
Temp °C
21
20
19
22
24
24
22
22
22
22
21
24
24
25
20
18
18
18
16
17
19
19
19
19
22
20
19
22
23
22
22
22
23
23
22
26
23
24
19
15
15
14
11
10
13
13
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
6
0.8
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
0.4
SE
6
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
S
5
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
51
42
26
24
18
14
13
14
9
8
4
4
14
14
5
22
13
12
12
12
19
12
5
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
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
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
12
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
6
6
8
4
6
4
12
13
14
7
3
3
3
5
22
5
2
2
2
2
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
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
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
4
6
6
1
3
22
14
14
3
3
5
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
NE
3
1.2
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
7
Energy kJ
8
6
11
10
7
7
2
9
9
4
74
77
73
83
124
230
293
295
270
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
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
70
143
257
650
267
368
70
70
143
625
568
543
543
543
515
829
758
647
796
946
952
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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
4
4
3
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
9
7
6
9
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
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