
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Fisher today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Fisher at 9PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fort Fisher. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave 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 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | E 13 | S 7 | SSW 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 8 |
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6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:48AM1.43m | 11:12PM1.54m | 11:44AM1.45m | 00:01AM1.48m | 12:37PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31PM-0.06m | 5:08AM-0.10m | 5:22PM0.02m | 5:52AM-0.06m | 6:15PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 35 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
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 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | SE 8 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 107 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 6 | — | E 13 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | SE 14 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
— | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 64 | 126 | 151 | 124 | 180 | 152 | 194 | 212 | 227 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2135 | 1588 | 1588 | 852 | 1596 | 1588 | 714 | 1654 | 1654 | 1654 | 560 | 515 | 439 | 368 | 368 | 505 | 320 | 320 | 543 | 257 | 276 |
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