
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Fisher today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Fisher at 4AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fort Fisher. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 31 | 19 | 16 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:08PM1.53m | 9:28AM1.69m | 9:52PM1.48m | 10:17AM1.68m | 10:48PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24PM0.14m | 3:24AM0.03m | 4:14PM0.17m | 4:07AM0.04m | 5:06PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | SE 13 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 31 | 19 | 16 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 14 | SSE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | E 15 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SE 14 | E 8 | ESE 14 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 14 | SE 8 | ESE 13 | — | SW 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 17 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 543 | 543 | 505 | 505 | 505 | 505 | 151 | 367 | 376 | 505 | 380 | 143 | 70 | 70 | 151 | 257 | 685 | 543 | 320 |
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