Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Fisher today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Fisher at 1PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fort Fisher. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 4 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 62 | 49 | 62 | 33 | 144 | 176 | 160 | 143 | 104 | 94 | 88 | 106 | 91 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:47AM1.65m | 10:01PM1.54m | 10:33AM1.63m | 10:46PM1.47m | 11:20AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19AM0.01m | 3:46PM0.09m | 3:58AM0.07m | 4:30PM0.16m | 4:35AM0.14m | 5:15PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 45 | 17 | 17 | 45 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 10 | 38 | 62 | 49 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | SE 9 | S 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 45 | 45 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SE 9 | E 4 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 21 | — | — | 17 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | 62 | 33 | 144 | 176 | 160 | 143 | 104 | 94 | 88 | 106 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 13 | 316 | 320 | 311 | 38 | 38 | 12 | 70 | 0 | 16 | 823 | 1221 | 514 | 514 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 22 |
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