Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 02 May 2026 EDT
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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
19.4° 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 5AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (02 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 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)
0.4
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.9
NE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
63
43
26
25
36
35
37
62
53
39
25
25
21
22
13
13
13
6
6
6
6
7
7
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
NE
15
N
30
N
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
5
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:40AM1.34m
9:03PM1.61m
9:19AM1.30m
9:38PM1.56m
9:58AM1.26m
10:10PM1.51m
Low Tide
2:32AM-0.01m
2:26PM0.05m
3:14AM0.03m
2:59PM0.09m
3:52AM0.08m
3:29PM0.13m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
6:20
6:20
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7:54
7:55
7:57
2
1
2
4
10
4
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
13
12
12
11
11
10
11
10
14
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
20
19
16
16
8
7
7
7
8
6
8
6
9
15
13
12
13
14
15
15
15
16
17
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.6
E
5
0.3
E
9
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
13
63
43
26
15
14
35
37
62
53
39
25
25
21
22
13
13
13
7
7
6
6
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
28
5
5
5
25
14
20
4
9
14
15
13
2
3
7
7
4
6
6
6
6
3
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
5
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
2
1
2
2
2
6
9
21
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.4
N
3
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
3
Energy kJ
4
11
6
15
36
3
1
13
12
1
1
1
1
1
17
16
5
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
124
35
143
143
647
143
70
13
38
12
12
70
70
143
145
577
450
504
450
796
1112
594
1169
1176
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
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