Surf Forecasts:
Fort Fisher surf forecast from 9 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, ESE swell with 137 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 1.3m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Monday (Sep 14) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fort Fisher over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be honest, the next two weeks are looking pretty flat for our stretch of coast. There's very little to get excited about, so don't be hanging your boards up just yet, but keep your expectations in check.
The whole 16-day window is a bit of a write-off, to be honest. We've got a long stretch of small, weak energy with poor surf conditions reported across the board. The combined energy of all swells here is mostly weak, often sitting in the two-digit range (like 109, 84, 62), and it only gets smaller from there. It's a real bummer.
Starting off on Tuesday the 8th, we see a little bump of 4ft from the east, but it's a short period windswell at 6 seconds, blown out by a 15 mph onshore breeze. The water temp is sitting at 83°, which is about average for this time of year. By Wednesday morning the 9th, it's already dropping to 3ft. The whole first week is plagued by onshore and cross-onshore winds, making for choppy, messy conditions. There's a brief moment on Thursday the 10th with a cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is down to 3ft and the energy is weak.
The second week doesn't offer any hope either. We see tiny waves, mostly 1ft to 2ft, with very low energy. There's a glassy moment on Monday the 14th afternoon, but the swell is only 1ft. Even the longest period swell we see, a 13-second pulse on Thursday the 17th, is only 0.7ft, so it's not going to do a thing. The forecast then gets messy again with strong cross-onshore winds from the 21st to the 23rd, which would be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
Honestly, there are no standout days here. The entire period is a no-go for any decent waves. It's a blank run, but that's not unusual for the area when the conditions line up like this. Keep an eye on the forecast, things can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 80 | 78 | 60 | 54 | 53 | 43 | 16 | 28 | 19 | 23 | 34 | 38 | 45 | 45 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 30 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:14PM1.68m | 6:31AM1.54m | 7:05PM1.69m | 7:25AM1.60m | 7:52PM1.68m | 8:14AM1.64m | 8:36PM1.65m | 9:02AM1.66m | 9:18PM1.60m | 9:47AM1.65m | 10:01PM1.54m | 10:33AM1.63m | 10:46PM1.47m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:17AM0.06m | 12:26PM-0.02m | 1:07AM0.01m | 1:20PM-0.02m | 1:54AM-0.02m | 2:11PM-0.01m | 2:38AM-0.02m | 3:00PM0.03m | 3:19AM0.01m | 3:46PM0.09m | 3:58AM0.07m | 4:30PM0.16m | 4:35AM0.14m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 6 | 60 | 54 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 19 | 23 | 34 | 38 | 45 | 45 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 30 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | E 6 | SSW 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | E 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | — | E 2 | E 6 |
| kJ | 109 | 80 | 78 | — | — | 53 | 43 | 11 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 10 | 24 | — | 1 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 127 | 1788 | 2018 | 127 | 290 | 728 | 505 | 73 | 744 | 939 | 1241 | 1588 | 441 | 16 | 267 | 130 | 70 | 70 | 514 |
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