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Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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
19.1° C
(Which is 4.3°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 6AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fort Fisher. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | E 10 | SE 6 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 11 | SE 6 | E 9 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | |
14 | 24 | 27 | 33 | 46 | 40 | 51 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:15AM1.20m | 10:55PM1.43m | 11:58AM1.20m | 11:37PM1.40m | 12:48PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.19m | 4:30PM0.18m | 5:43AM0.23m | 5:10PM0.20m | 6:24AM0.24m | 6:00PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | E 8 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 |
6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 46 | 40 | 51 | — | 1 | 63 | 69 | 32 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 74 | 56 | 51 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 10 | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 12 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | — |
14 | 24 | 27 | 33 | 42 | 10 | 15 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 49 | 72 | 181 | 148 | 135 | 135 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 12 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 946 | 827 | 707 | 341 | 946 | 946 | 379 | 367 | 35 | 73 | 13 | 514 | 296 | 276 | 70 | 12 | 12 | 70 | 70 | 124 | 257 | 728 | 745 | 758 |
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