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Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 EDT
Forecast 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
19.4° C
 (Which is 3.5°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: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
5
0.7
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
32
62
73
57
48
38
26
33
21
13
13
13
13
6
10
6
7
7
7
15
8
7
7
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:03PM1.61m
9:19AM1.30m
9:38PM1.56m
9:58AM1.26m
10:10PM1.51m
10:36AM1.22m
Low Tide
2:26PM0.05m
3:14AM0.03m
2:59PM0.09m
3:52AM0.08m
3:29PM0.13m
4:29AM0.14m
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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—
—
—
—
6:20
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:20
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:18
—
—
—
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7:54
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:55
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:57
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:58
 mm
4
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
14
13
11
11
11
10
14
17
19
19
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
Feels °C
10
9
7
7
7
4
8
12
14
16
15
13
13
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.7
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
14
32
62
73
57
48
38
26
33
21
13
13
13
13
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
0.3
E
9
—
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
—
14
—
3
4
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
3
3
3
3
6
6
6
1
1
1
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
—
—
—
0.4
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
1
1
—
—
—
22
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
6
10
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
5
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.3
NW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
—
—
—
—
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
33
5
6
2
1
3
3
—
—
—
—
1
3
2
19
7
8
9
13
14
15
8
7
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
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Florida - North
Bogue Pier
Carolina North
Wrightsville Beach
Carolina North
Masonboro Inlet
Carolina North
Long Beach
Carolina North
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Carolina North
Surf City Pier
Carolina North
Long Beach
Carolina North
Lbi 82st
New Jersey
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Virginia
Bethany
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Hatteras Light House
Carolina North
Willawahs
Great Abaco
Whale Point Cut
Eleuthera
Egg Island
Eleuthera
Rehoboth Main
Delaware
Indian River (Northside)
Delaware
Sands
New Jersey
Panic Point (Weekapaug)
Rhode Island
Panic Point (Weekapaug)
Rhode Island
Jax Beach Pier
Florida - North
Jax Beach Pier
Florida - North
La Preciosa
Amber Coast
Presquile Point
Lake Ontario
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
549
124
38
33
12
12
70
12
717
505
577
267
806
946
942
594
585
801
989
989
514
514
1764
1124
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The Point
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The Point
Triple S Pier
Triple S Pier
Kitty Hawk Pier
The Lighthouse
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
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CAL - Ventura
Mouse Rock
CAL - San Luis Obispo
Super Tubes
CAL - Ventura
Government Point
CAL - Santa Barbara
Government Point
CAL - Santa Barbara
Government Point
CAL - Santa Barbara
Government Point
CAL - Santa Barbara
Rincon - Rivermouth
CAL - Ventura
Government Point
CAL - Santa Barbara
Mouse Rock
CAL - San Luis Obispo
Mouse Rock
CAL - San Luis Obispo
Mouse Rock
CAL - San Luis Obispo
Mouse Rock
CAL - San Luis Obispo
Surf Beach
CAL - Santa Barbara
Costellos
New Hampshire
Fox Hill Point
New Hampshire
Government Point
CAL - Santa Barbara
Mouse Rock
CAL - San Luis Obispo
Super Tubes
CAL - Ventura
Mouse Rock
CAL - San Luis Obispo
Mouse Rock
CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rincon - The Cove
CAL - Ventura
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
1
3
3
1
Header Global
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South Africa
Captains
South Africa
Captains
South Africa
Cobblestones
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Chile
Etang-Sale
Reunion
Barrancon
Chile
Avalon-North
Australia
Black Rock
Australia
Barra de Guaratiba
Brazil
Barra de Guaratiba
Brazil
Buchupureo
Chile
Buchupureo
Chile
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Chile
Black Rock
Australia
Trial Harbour
Australia
Barra de Guaratiba
Brazil
Pauba
Brazil
Pauba
Brazil
Pauba
Brazil
Easter Reef
Australia
Easter Reef
Australia
Barra de Guaratiba
Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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