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/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 EDTForecast 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
19.8° C
(Which is 3.6°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 2AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | |
12 | 13 | 6 | 51 | 42 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 40 | 87 | 100 | 131 | 197 | 317 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02PM0.25m | 8:09AM0.20m | 8:20PM0.26m | 9:05AM0.14m | 9:34PM0.22m | 9:59AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 5 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
 kJ | 10 | 21 | 40 | 51 | 42 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 12 | E 9 | S 5 | SSW 5 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 5 | ESE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | NE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 40 | 87 | 100 | 131 | 197 | 317 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 302 | 114 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 143 | 257 | 650 | 505 | 267 | 367 | 267 | 625 | 796 | 806 | 543 | 559 | 536 | 829 | 724 | 829 | 625 | 127 |
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