Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Fisher today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Fisher at 11PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fort Fisher. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed night, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:29PM1.54m | 8:40AM1.31m | 8:59PM1.52m | 9:11AM1.33m | 9:20PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32AM0.10m | 2:26PM0.08m | 3:09AM0.08m | 3:07PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 22 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 43 | 42 | 49 | 47 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | SSW 5 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 9 | SE 10 | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 22 | 23 | 18 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 505 | 75 | 70 | 70 | 143 | 70 | 143 | 257 | 657 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 143 | 143 | 12 | 721 | 823 | 127 | 961 |
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