Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 26 Apr 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
19.3° C
(Which is 2.9°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 11AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (26 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s

Table - waves today at Fort Fisher. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
15
0.9
NE
4
1.4
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
20
19
17
24
123
254
271
286
242
203
145
134
140
126
85
41
31
106
56
121
95
90
60
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
S
5
WNW
20
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
WSW
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:06AM1.45m
4:34PM1.49m
4:58AM1.44m
5:27PM1.56m
5:47AM1.44m
6:16PM1.62m
Low Tide
10:07AM-0.02m
10:28PM0.04m
10:56AM-0.05m
11:22PM0.00m
11:43AM-0.07m
00:13AM-0.02m
cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:28
6:26
6:26
6:24
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7:51
7:52
7:52
7:52
1
8
4
1
Temp °C
19
20
18
19
15
13
13
11
12
12
13
15
16
16
15
15
14
12
14
16
17
17
17
18
20
21
19
17
10
7
6
5
6
7
8
10
11
11
10
12
12
9
12
14
15
16
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
5
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.3
E
10
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
9
10
11
7
6
4
15
14
13
13
14
3
17
41
31
106
56
121
95
90
60
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
S
5
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.1
SE
7
0.3
E
11
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
5
20
19
5
16
16
2
15
25
2
21
1
3
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
15
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
3
3
1
17
3
2
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
4
1.4
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
Energy kJ
24
123
254
271
286
242
203
145
134
140
126
85
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
75
124
143
599
679
942
559
621
727
22
805
34
806
705
835
22
12
33
35
12
257
0
16
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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