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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
20.7° C
(Which is 3.1°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 4AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fort Fisher. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
53 | 107 | 100 | 91 | 76 | 66 | 45 | 27 | 54 | 59 | 62 | 68 | 72 | 64 | 48 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:24PM1.56m | 5:43AM1.37m | 6:18PM1.64m | 6:39AM1.36m | 7:11PM1.70m | 7:33AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42PM0.09m | 11:44AM-0.05m | 00:41AM0.02m | 12:38PM-0.09m | 1:38AM-0.04m | 1:31PM-0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | |
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Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
11 | 107 | 100 | 91 | 76 | 66 | 45 | 27 | 54 | 59 | 62 | 68 | 72 | 64 | 48 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 6 | E 14 | — | E 14 | — | ENE 6 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 |
4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 10 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 14 | — | E 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | E 13 | — | ESE 9 | E 13 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — |
10 | 4 | — | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 |
53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 38 | 70 | 13 | 33 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 70 | 124 | 368 | 267 | 309 | 320 | 311 | 320 |
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