
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Fisher today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Fisher at 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fort Fisher. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 42 | 42 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 41 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:55PM1.60m | 2:19AM1.35m | 3:05PM1.61m | 3:26AM1.37m | 4:12PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01AM0.10m | 8:25PM0.31m | 8:12AM0.12m | 9:29PM0.27m | 9:23AM0.10m | 10:28PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
42 | 42 | 42 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | E 6 | SSE 6 | E 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
15 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 21 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 7 | — | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 9 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | SW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 |
— | — | — | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | — | 14 | 18 | 24 | 37 | 44 | 56 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 22 | 41 | 64 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 543 | 576 | 908 | 543 | 290 | 70 | 70 | 296 | 70 | 1654 | 1160 | 1176 | 70 | 73 | 145 | 143 | 823 | 823 | 823 | 823 | 724 |
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