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/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 26 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
24.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Fort Fisher today?
The current surf forecast for Fort Fisher at 5AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 26). 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 (26 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fort Fisher. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 64 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 55 | 43 | 42 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | |
High Tide | 4:22AM1.40m | 4:59PM1.60m | 5:11AM1.38m | 5:47PM1.63m | 5:59AM1.36m | 6:34PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21AM-0.04m | 10:56PM0.07m | 11:07AM-0.04m | 11:47PM0.05m | 11:51AM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 |
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 110 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 64 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 66 | 51 | 55 | 43 | 42 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | — | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 69 | 69 | 1 | — | — | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 94 | 103 | — | 107 | 119 | 101 | 101 | 98 | 108 | 108 | 39 | 53 | 55 | 74 | 69 | 69 | 81 | 85 | 128 | 128 | 68 | 50 | 64 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 367 | 367 | 320 | 311 | 309 | 368 | 320 | 577 | 368 | 320 | 368 | 313 | 309 | 379 | 296 | 367 | 320 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 12 |
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