Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 26 Feb 2026 EST
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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
9.5° C
(Which is 11.1°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 6PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 26). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (26 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (26 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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 (?)
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
SE
0.1
E
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.6
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)1414141313139138877774444999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4444333332555576117202020202940
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
SE
5
SE
5
S
0
S
5
WNW
5
NW
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
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:05PM
1.18
3:50AM
1.39
4:09PM
1.24
4:53AM
1.42
5:08PM
1.31
5:48AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:01AM
0.01
9:02PM
-0.09
9:59AM
-0.05
10:04PM
-0.15
10:54AM
-0.12
11:02PM
-0.21
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:41-------6:39
Sunset--6:05-------6:06-------6:07-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---221412432-------------
Temp. °C151615141515151414141413111111111215161414151414
Feels °C (?)98810121415131415141288991013151314151313
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