Fort Fisher Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.90° N 77.95° W

Fort Fisher 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Fisher sea temperature is
28.2° C
0.0° 

Fort Fisher surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fort Fisher today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Fisher at 3AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
E
5
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
12
0.5
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
23
21
28
5
4
28
29
21
21
21
21
21
28
35
60
75
76
51
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
WNW
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
11:23PM1.47m
12:01PM1.54m
00:11AM1.41m
12:50PM1.53m
Low Tide
4:57PM0.09m
5:14AM0.03m
5:45PM0.18m
5:54AM0.09m
6:36PM0.26m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:55
7:54
 mm
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
29
29
29
28
28
28
31
32
31
29
29
29
29
29
31
32
32
28
27
Feels °C
32
33
32
31
31
32
34
34
32
31
31
32
32
33
34
33
33
29
30
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