Fort Fisher surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 20 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
21.7° C
(Which is 2.7°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 3PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (20 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (20 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
91
77
91
88
88
86
86
105
102
102
102
120
115
126
109
112
95
95
95
95
78
78
93
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:28AM1.31m
00:01AM1.58m
12:30PM1.34m
00:59AM1.53m
1:28PM1.39m
1:53AM1.49m
Low Tide
5:09AM-0.06m
5:04PM-0.03m
6:01AM-0.02m
6:02PM0.03m
6:56AM-0.00m
7:04PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:09
8:10
2
3
Temp °C
22
22
24
25
24
24
23
23
23
23
25
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
26
24
25
24
25
25
25
26
25
25
24
25
26
26
25
26
25
26
26
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
Energy kJ
74
91
77
91
88
88
86
86
105
102
102
102
120
115
126
109
112
95
95
95
95
78
78
93
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
9
9
9
9
9
8
4
8
8
4
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
2
Energy kJ
1
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
2
Distance (km)
0
0
127
127
127
127
514
341
0
0
0
829
853
309
35
0
0
13
127
257
257
127
276
292
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
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