Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 18 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
20.6° C
(Which is 3.7°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 2AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (19 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

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
50
51
66
73
59
58
57
41
41
73
74
74
74
77
91
75
86
74
75
75
74
86
102
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SW
5
W
5
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:54PM1.69m
10:24AM1.31m
10:57PM1.63m
11:28AM1.31m
00:01AM1.58m
12:30PM1.34m
Low Tide
3:17PM-0.12m
4:17AM-0.09m
4:10PM-0.09m
5:09AM-0.06m
5:04PM-0.03m
6:01AM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:08
8:09
Temp °C
24
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
25
25
25
24
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
24
25
26
24
24
23
24
24
25
25
26
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
Energy kJ
39
50
51
66
73
59
58
57
41
41
73
74
74
74
77
91
75
86
74
75
75
74
86
102
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.4
S
4
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
4
6
4
4
7
7
4
10
25
24
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
4
8
8
5
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
4
7
7
5
5
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
1
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
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)
1588
989
1289
0
0
0
127
127
769
989
809
1169
0
0
127
781
771
553
16
16
0
0
0
311
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
1
2
1
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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