Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
18.8° C
(Which is 3.0°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: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
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 (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.3
ESE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.6
NE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)888887777456776668664455
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15181615222121141416214373542724161212128162628
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
35
NNW
35
N
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
S
15
SW
20
SSW
15
NW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:05PM
1.69
9:34AM
1.34
9:57PM
1.66
10:31AM
1.30
10:59PM
1.61
11:36AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:44PM
-0.14
3:39AM
-0.11
3:32PM
-0.13
4:31AM
-0.08
4:21PM
-0.09
5:24AM
-0.02
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----6:35-------6:35-------6:33--
Sunset7:45-------7:45-------7:45-------
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242323222222232116131413131315171817171613131516
Feels °C (?)2423222121202115979899111314121311891011
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