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Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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
19.2° C
(Which is 3.9°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 1AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (05 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fort Fisher. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 5 | SE 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | E 8 | |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 32 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 66 | 49 | 92 | 38 | 80 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:10PM1.51m | 10:36AM1.22m | 10:34PM1.46m | 11:15AM1.20m | 10:55PM1.43m | 11:58AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29PM0.13m | 4:29AM0.14m | 3:57PM0.16m | 5:05AM0.19m | 4:30PM0.18m | 5:43AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | |
7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | |
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Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | E 10 | E 8 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 31 | 26 | 45 | 49 | — | 38 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 8 | E 10 | — | — |
6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | — | S 6 | S 5 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 13 | — | — |
— | — | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 32 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 25 | 66 | 35 | 92 | 50 | 80 | 109 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1718 | 1718 | 989 | 989 | 942 | 942 | 942 | 942 | 942 | 952 | 963 | 514 | 517 | 547 | 560 | 946 | 1242 | 1243 | 600 | 368 | 309 | 344 | 79 | 514 |
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