Surf Forecasts:
Fort Fisher surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 24 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period, SE swell with 35 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fort Fisher this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Fort Fisher in the next 16 days are 0.4m 12s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 24) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Mon 24th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fort Fisher over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Rusty here, looking at the surf ahead for the next 16 days.
Gotta be straight with you – it’s a slow start. From Monday the 24th of August, there’s a long gap of nearly a week where there’s barely a ripple. Tiny surf, poor conditions, day after day. You’re not missing a thing.
There’s a small tease on Monday the 31st of August in the morning at Fort Fisher (beach and reef). The swell is barely 0.6ft from the ESE, but the period jumps to 19 seconds – that’s a super long groundswell. The wind is light and cross-off, so the water will be glassy. But the combined energy is low (55), and with that tiny height, it’s more of a hope than a wave.
The real highlight is Thursday the 3rd of September in the morning. That’s the one. Fort Fisher will have a solid 4ft swell from the ESE, with a 14-second period. That’s proper groundswell with some push. The wind is a light WNW breeze, cross-off, keeping the surface clean. The combined energy is moderate at 166. It’s not a monster, but it’s the best setup we’ve seen in a long while. The water temp is about average for this time of year.
After that, it’s back to choppy, onshore junk through the weekend and into the next week. The swell gets bigger on Sunday the 6th of September, hitting 5ft from the ENE, but the period is a short 6 seconds and the wind is onshore – that’s messy, blown-out stuff. Not for a paddle board.
So, don’t lose faith. Thursday the 3rd of September morning is your date with the cleanest, most surfable waves on offer. Everything else is a wait-and-see.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:14AM1.34m | 5:53PM1.56m | 6:04AM1.36m | 6:40PM1.57m | 6:51AM1.39m | 7:21PM1.58m | 7:33AM1.42m | 7:58PM1.58m | 8:11AM1.45m | 8:29PM1.57m | 8:43AM1.48m | 8:56PM1.56m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:02PM0.29m | 10:53AM0.18m | 11:49PM0.25m | 11:44AM0.16m | 00:34AM0.21m | 12:33PM0.14m | 1:17AM0.16m | 1:20PM0.12m | 1:58AM0.12m | 2:06PM0.11m | 2:36AM0.08m | 2:51PM0.12m | 3:13AM0.05m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | 7:49 | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 4 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | SE 10 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 5 | SE 10 | S 5 | — | E 8 | SE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 6 | E 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 29 | 2 | 28 | 4 | — | 5 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 16 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | — | S 6 | S 6 | E 11 | — | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | S 5 | SSW 4 | — | SSE 5 | — | — | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 4 |
| kJ | 11 | — | 8 | 20 | — | 9 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 40 | 33 | 40 | 38 | 24 | 16 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 267 | 744 | 267 | 143 | 724 | 549 | 559 | 961 | 441 | 318 | 1235 | 368 | 313 | 313 | 368 | 309 | 952 | 309 |
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