
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Fisher today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Fisher at 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fort Fisher. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 32 | 22 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:17PM1.51m | 2:31AM1.33m | 3:22PM1.56m | 3:39AM1.29m | 4:29PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39AM-0.01m | 8:50PM0.23m | 8:42AM-0.03m | 10:00PM0.19m | 9:46AM-0.05m | 11:03PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | 8:24 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
21 | 42 | 31 | 21 | 32 | 22 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 88 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 11 | — | E 8 | E 10 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
2 | 21 | 21 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 8 | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
53 | 69 | 72 | 30 | 46 | 52 | 57 | 59 | 53 | 42 | 33 | 55 | 64 | 115 | 164 | 159 | 110 | 175 | 73 | 110 | 111 | 164 | 172 | 165 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 13 | 16 | 257 | 257 | 551 | 504 | 380 | 70 | 70 | 13 | 313 | 367 | 368 | 367 | 320 | 16 | 16 | 290 | 577 | 543 | 515 | 296 | 16 |
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