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Fort Fisher Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 01 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 3.6°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 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fort Fisher. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 5 | E 9 | ESE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | |
56 | 52 | 31 | 40 | 61 | 54 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 44 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:59AM1.38m | 8:25PM1.65m | 8:40AM1.34m | 9:03PM1.61m | 9:19AM1.30m | 9:38PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48AM-0.03m | 1:49PM-0.00m | 2:32AM-0.01m | 2:26PM0.05m | 3:14AM0.03m | 2:59PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
 kJ | 56 | 52 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 44 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | ESE 6 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | N 2 | N 3 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | SSW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 40 | 61 | 54 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 531 | 554 | 398 | 650 | 806 | 613 | 38 | 64 | 12 | 12 | 124 | 124 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 16 | 70 | 70 | 143 | 143 | 505 | 577 |
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