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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
20.0° C
(Which is 3.4°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 3AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
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 Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ENE 8 | |
14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 83 | 110 | 126 | 122 | 127 | 123 | 124 | 60 | 44 | 41 | 25 | 57 | 18 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 2:35PM1.31m | 2:43AM1.38m | 3:31PM1.39m | 3:44AM1.37m | 4:27PM1.47m | 4:45AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20PM0.26m | 9:05AM0.14m | 9:34PM0.22m | 9:59AM0.07m | 10:40PM0.16m | 10:52AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 5 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 11 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | ENE 8 |
14 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 6 | ESE 11 | SSE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 5 |
4 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | E 9 | SSE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 10 | SSE 6 | ESE 10 |
6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | S 5 | S 5 | NE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | ESE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 5 | 9 | 83 | 110 | 126 | 122 | 127 | 123 | 124 | 60 | 44 | 41 | — | 57 | 18 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 961 | 600 | 368 | 320 | 70 | 143 | 707 | 622 | 594 | 657 | 553 | 543 | 505 | 505 | 659 | 127 | 127 | 1171 | 1129 | 1134 | 320 | 70 | 320 | 963 |
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