Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 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
22.7° C
(Which is 1.8°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: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (21 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (21 May)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
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)
0.7
ESE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.2
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
132
115
112
112
112
191
129
126
126
107
123
107
104
104
104
101
96
102
84
86
91
86
120
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:30PM1.34m
00:59AM1.53m
1:28PM1.39m
1:53AM1.49m
2:24PM1.44m
2:44AM1.46m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.03m
6:56AM-0.00m
7:04PM0.09m
7:50AM0.00m
8:06PM0.12m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:09
8:10
8:12
2
1
1
4
3
1
1
1
2
4
Temp °C
26
26
25
25
24
24
23
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
23
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
28
26
24
26
25
26
26
27
26
25
26
25
25
26
26
24
26
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.1
E
13
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
6
Energy kJ
33
132
115
112
112
112
112
129
126
126
107
123
4
104
104
104
101
96
102
84
86
91
86
81
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
8
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
58
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
8
7
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1.2
SE
6
Energy kJ
191
107
120
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
114
833
837
849
319
0
0
0
257
257
2027
2027
257
276
127
127
127
127
127
127
319
337
16
35
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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