Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 19 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
21.0° C
(Which is 3.3°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 3PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (19 May)2.5ft (0.7m)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 Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
59
58
44
41
41
73
74
74
74
77
77
88
88
86
84
84
84
102
90
90
100
84
82
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
5
SSW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
10:24AM1.31m
10:57PM1.63m
11:28AM1.31m
00:01AM1.58m
12:30PM1.34m
00:59AM1.53m
Low Tide
4:17AM-0.09m
4:10PM-0.09m
5:09AM-0.06m
5:04PM-0.03m
6:01AM-0.02m
6:02PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:08
8:09
8:09
1
Temp °C
22
22
24
24
24
22
22
22
22
22
24
24
24
23
23
23
22
23
25
25
25
24
24
23
24
24
25
24
24
22
22
22
24
25
26
24
24
23
24
25
23
25
26
25
24
24
25
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
Energy kJ
59
59
58
44
41
41
73
74
74
74
77
77
88
88
86
84
84
84
102
90
90
100
84
82
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
7
7
4
10
25
24
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
4
8
8
4
8
8
8
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
7
7
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.3
S
2
0.4
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
3
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
16
127
127
773
783
806
1020
0
0
127
989
783
594
505
0
0
0
0
267
1596
267
0
0
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)
4
3
3
3
1
1
3
5
4
3
3
1
1
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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