Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 EST
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
13.6° C
(Which is 7.3°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 5AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (13 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
ENE
0.2
E
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)448888888889998888888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22666666667777147131317161515158
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:11AM
1.34
3:24PM
1.15
4:04AM
1.35
4:17PM
1.15
4:55AM
1.36
5:07PM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:21PM
0.01
9:13AM
0.08
9:10PM
-0.00
10:04AM
0.05
9:58PM
-0.02
10:54AM
0.03
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise----7:16-------7:16-------7:16---
Sunset------5:22-------5:23-------5:24-
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------31----
Temp. °C666679101112121111131212111110930343
Feels °C (?)2222445788777674543-5-9-6-5-6
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