Fort Fisher Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what's coming down the line.

Gotta be honest, this 16-day stretch is a real bummer. Fort Fisher is going totally flat. There's no decent surf to speak of, and the spot itself is inconsistent, so a long dry spell like this isn't unusual. The combined swell energy is pitiful, barely cracking double digits most days and topping out at a weak 188. There's just no juice in the water.

The first few days are a wash. Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th have swell around 0.6 ft to 1 ft from the ESE, with short, weak periods of 8 seconds or less. The wind is mostly cross or onshore, messing up what little ripple there is. The water is about 83°, which is a degree or so warmer than normal for this time of year, so you'll be warm, but that's the only upside.

Monday the 7th sees a jump to 5 ft from the ENE, and the combined energy hits 188. But don't get excited. It's a short-period wind swell of just 6 seconds, with a fresh cross-onshore wind blowing at 22 mph. It'll be lumpy, choppy, and ugly. For a beach and reef break like Fort Fisher, this is more of a kite-surfing kind of day than a paddle-surfing one.

Through the rest of the first week and into the second, it's more of the same. Swell heights rarely get above 3 ft, periods are short, and the wind is rarely on your side. There's a brief moment on the morning of Thursday the 10th with a light offshore from the W and 2 ft of swell, but the energy is a measly 44. It'll look clean, but there's nothing to push you around. The morning of Wednesday the 16th goes glassy with 1 ft of swell, but again, no power.

There are no standouts. If you're dying to get wet on something clean and tiny, the mornings of the 10th or the 16th are your best shot, but don't expect to catch a wave. The rest is a total loss. Forecasts can always flip, but right now, Fort Fisher is asleep at the wheel. Stay tuned.

Rusty.

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