Fort Fisher Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’ve had a good look at the charts for Fort Fisher, and I gotta be straight with you—it’s a tough stretch ahead. This isn’t one of those weeks where you’re waking up early to check the buoys. This is a blank run, plain and simple.

Fort Fisher is a beach and reef setup, inconsistent at the best of times, and the next 16 days are looking pretty grim. The water’s sitting at about 83°, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year—nothing wild there.

Right from the start, Saturday the 1st of August, we’ve got a tiny 2ft swell from the SSE with a short, weak 6-second period and onshore winds. The combined energy is a measly 46, and it’s just choppy and messy. Not worth paddling out for. That trend sticks around for days. Sunday the 2nd shows a little bump to 4ft from the SSE, but the wind is strong and cross-off, and the energy is still weak at 119. Still, it’s marked as poor surf conditions. Monday and Tuesday the 3rd and 4th? Flat or near flat.

We roll through the whole first week with nothing but poor surf conditions, tiny swell, and mostly cross-shore or onshore breezes. The combined energy rarely cracks 50, and the period is short—often 6 or 7 seconds. There’s a brief moment on Wednesday the 5th with a 3ft SSE swell, but the period is still short and the wind is light cross-shore, so it’s not doing anything for us.

The second week doesn’t get any better. From the 10th of August onward, we’re looking at swell heights under 2ft, with periods that sometimes hit 8 or 9 seconds, but the energy is still in the teens or low 40s. The wind is mostly cross-off or light, so the water might look clean, but there’s just no push. Even the longer period stuff on the 12th and 13th, with 8-second swells, doesn’t bring any real surf.

The standout—if you can call it that—would be the morning of Thursday the 13th of August. We’ve got a 2ft swell from the SE, period 8 seconds, combined energy of 42, and a light offshore from the NW. That’s clean, glassy conditions, but the swell is too small to do much with. It’s really just a tiny, clean ankle-snapper.

Honestly, Fort Fisher is a no-go for the entire 16-day window. The forecast is poor, the consistency is low, and nothing is lining up. This kind of blank run is more normal for the area, so don’t hold your breath. Stay tuned, forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a hard pass.

Rusty

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