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Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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
24.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Fort Fisher today?
The current surf forecast for Fort Fisher at 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 25). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fort Fisher. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 49 | 57 | 10 | 78 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | 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 | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:08PM1.55m | 4:22AM1.40m | 4:59PM1.60m | 5:11AM1.38m | 5:47PM1.63m | 5:59AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34AM-0.03m | 10:03PM0.10m | 10:21AM-0.04m | 10:56PM0.07m | 11:07AM-0.04m | 11:47PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | 8:14 | |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 49 | 57 | 5 | 78 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 |
— | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 |
97 | 110 | 110 | 94 | 94 | 110 | 103 | 107 | 107 | 119 | 130 | 105 | 64 | 53 | 91 | 36 | 53 | 66 | 74 | 66 | 83 | 77 | 64 | 72 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 337 | 337 | 337 | 337 | 368 | 577 | 380 | 368 | 320 | 311 | 337 | 367 | 368 | 337 | 368 | 368 | 320 | 313 | 311 | 311 | 79 | 70 | 70 |
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