Surf Forecasts:
Fort Fisher surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 2 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, SSE swell with 89 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 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fort Fisher over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Rusty here. Let’s cut to the chase. This 16-day stretch is mostly a bust. Fort Fisher, a beach and reef spot, is looking at a major flat spell. Water temp is a normal 83°, nothing unusual there.
Starting Wednesday, July 29th, right through to the morning of Friday, August 7th, it's a dead zone. Over a week of tiny surf – wave heights mostly under 2 ft, energy readings in the single digits to low double digits (weak). Winds are often messy, either cross-onshore or just making things choppy. Not worth wetting your wetsuit.
Finally, on the morning of Friday, August 7th, we get a pulse. A southeast swell of 4 ft with a 9-second period, and the energy hits 203 – that's moderate. The wind is light offshore from the WSW, so it will be clean. The wave comment says "surfable but very ordinary," and the score is a 1 out of 10, so don't book a flight. It’s inconsistent here and the southeast swell isn't the ideal northeast direction. It's just the best of a bad bunch. Saturday morning, August 8th, might offer a similar 3 ft southeast swell with moderate energy (118) and clean offshore winds from the WSW, but it's still nothing to write home about.
After that it goes completely flat again. The second week has swell heights under 2 ft with energy in the teens. You’ll see clean offshore wind from the southwest often enough, but with no waves, it’s just a calm ocean. With the stronger afternoon winds later in the week hitting 30 km/h from the SSW, it might be interesting for wind sports, but not for a surfer.
So, if you’re dead set on paddling, your only real shot is the morning of Friday, August 7th. Otherwise, keep the board in the car. Things can change, but right now it’s bleak.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 5 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 35 | 61 | 26 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 30 | 47 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:29PM1.54m | 8:40AM1.31m | 8:59PM1.52m | 9:11AM1.33m | 9:20PM1.51m | 9:36AM1.35m | 9:41PM1.50m | 10:05AM1.40m | 10:16PM1.48m | 10:48AM1.44m | 11:03PM1.45m | 11:43AM1.48m | 00:02AM1.40m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:32AM0.10m | 2:26PM0.08m | 3:09AM0.08m | 3:07PM0.09m | 3:44AM0.05m | 3:47PM0.11m | 4:17AM0.03m | 4:30PM0.14m | 4:52AM0.01m | 5:19PM0.19m | 5:31AM-0.00m | 6:16PM0.23m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 41 | 59 | 16 | 8 | 7 | — | 25 | 35 | — | 112 | — | 23 | 30 | 12 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | S 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 35 | 61 | 26 | 36 | 126 | 168 | 130 | 48 | 40 | 47 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 505 | 70 | 70 | 543 | 151 | 124 | 823 | 313 | 785 | 1654 | 961 | 341 | 514 | 508 | 367 | 505 | 108 | 296 | 267 | 588 |
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