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Fort Fisher Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDTForecast 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
20.4° C
(Which is 3.2°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 7PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fort Fisher. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | |
121 | 131 | 118 | 78 | 59 | 57 | 62 | 58 | 55 | 32 | 36 | 60 | 69 | 62 | 69 | 51 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:27PM1.47m | 4:45AM1.37m | 5:24PM1.56m | 5:43AM1.37m | 6:18PM1.64m | 6:39AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59AM0.07m | 10:40PM0.16m | 10:52AM0.01m | 11:42PM0.09m | 11:44AM-0.05m | 00:41AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | 8:05 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
 kJ | 12 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 32 | 15 | 60 | 69 | 62 | 69 | 51 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 10 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 14 | — | E 13 | ESE 10 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | — | 3 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 121 | 131 | 118 | 78 | 59 | 57 | 62 | 58 | 46 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 647 | 127 | 1235 | 12 | 593 | 605 | 660 | 12 | 127 | 151 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 38 | 16 | 38 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 145 | 145 |
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