Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 26 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
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 2AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (27 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (27 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 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
1.1
S
6
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.9
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
60
75
85
68
69
69
69
73
71
69
69
68
55
42
42
42
42
34
80
81
78
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
SW
25
SW
5
N
10
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
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
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:59PM1.60m
5:11AM1.38m
5:47PM1.63m
5:59AM1.36m
6:34PM1.65m
6:45AM1.34m
Low Tide
10:56PM0.07m
11:07AM-0.04m
11:47PM0.05m
11:51AM-0.02m
00:36AM0.04m
12:34PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:14
8:14
8:15
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
25
24
25
26
27
26
25
25
24
25
25
27
29
26
26
25
25
24
24
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
27
26
25
25
23
24
25
27
28
25
29
27
26
25
23
24
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.2
E
7
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
Energy kJ
5
5
5
60
75
4
68
69
69
69
73
71
69
69
50
50
42
42
35
26
18
17
11
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Energy kJ
10
10
10
4
5
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
68
55
42
42
32
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
1.1
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.3
NE
2
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
Energy kJ
98
98
98
50
31
85
53
46
56
52
72
103
90
66
102
87
50
53
1
29
34
80
81
78
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1599
313
577
505
368
309
309
313
313
379
368
368
16
0
0
35
35
12
12
64
12
124
205
439
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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