Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 04 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
19.2° C
(Which is 3.9°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 1AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (05 May)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

Table - waves today at Fort Fisher. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
1.2
S
5
0.9
SE
6
1.2
S
6
0.7
SE
6
1.1
S
6
0.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
7
12
21
32
38
36
34
33
26
66
49
92
38
80
1
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
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
High Tide
10:10PM1.51m
10:36AM1.22m
10:34PM1.46m
11:15AM1.20m
10:55PM1.43m
11:58AM1.20m
Low Tide
3:29PM0.13m
4:29AM0.14m
3:57PM0.16m
5:05AM0.19m
4:30PM0.18m
5:43AM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
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6:18
6:18
6:16
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7:57
7:58
7:58
7:59
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
20
19
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
18
18
20
19
20
20
20
21
21
21
22
22
21
20
21
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
9
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
3
3
6
1
31
26
45
49
38
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
6
6
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
6
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.2
S
6
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
S
6
1.3
SSW
6
Energy kJ
5
5
6
6
6
4
2
3
5
7
12
21
32
38
36
34
33
25
66
35
92
50
80
109
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1718
1718
989
989
942
942
942
942
942
952
963
514
517
547
560
946
1242
1243
600
368
309
344
79
514
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
3
2
3
3
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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