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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 Saturday 30 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
24.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Fort Fisher today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Fisher at 8AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fort Fisher. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | ENE 11 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | |
21 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 64 | 194 | 237 | 176 | 167 | 148 | 94 | 62 | 37 | 39 | 21 | 40 | 43 | 51 | 84 | 90 | 18 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:30AM1.32m | 7:59PM1.63m | 8:13AM1.29m | 8:39PM1.59m | 8:53AM1.26m | 9:15PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23AM0.04m | 1:15PM0.04m | 2:07AM0.05m | 1:54PM0.07m | 2:49AM0.07m | 2:31PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
 kJ | 21 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 99 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | S 6 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | — | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | SE 9 | E 12 | E 11 | S 6 | E 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 60 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 64 | 194 | 237 | 176 | 167 | 148 | 94 | 62 | 37 | 39 | 21 | 32 | 43 | 51 | 84 | 90 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 559 | 130 | 13 | 290 | 290 | 75 | 559 | 559 | 621 | 554 | 127 | 127 | 398 | 663 | 1113 | 554 | 267 | 216 | 216 | 127 | 98 | 127 | 12 | 12 |
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