Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 13 May 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
20.7° C
(Which is 3.1°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 4AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (14 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (14 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
107
100
91
76
66
45
27
54
59
62
68
72
64
48
33
34
36
35
36
37
38
39
41
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
ENE
0
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:24PM1.56m
5:43AM1.37m
6:18PM1.64m
6:39AM1.36m
7:11PM1.70m
7:33AM1.35m
Low Tide
11:42PM0.09m
11:44AM-0.05m
00:41AM0.02m
12:38PM-0.09m
1:38AM-0.04m
1:31PM-0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:05
8:05
8:06
Temp °C
21
21
21
20
19
19
22
23
23
20
18
15
13
13
17
21
22
21
20
20
20
21
22
23
20
22
23
21
19
18
19
19
17
14
13
9
8
9
13
17
18
18
18
18
18
20
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
5
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Energy kJ
11
107
100
91
76
66
45
27
54
59
62
68
72
64
48
33
34
36
35
36
37
38
39
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
E
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
4
10
10
10
10
9
22
15
7
4
4
10
4
11
8
4
3
3
3
6
5
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ENE
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
10
4
3
10
10
9
7
4
4
4
8
3
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
6
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SSW
3
Energy kJ
53
2
4
10
3
3
1
1
2
4
4
4
3
2
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
12
127
0
0
0
12
38
70
13
33
12
12
12
12
12
16
70
124
368
267
309
320
311
320
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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