Surf Forecasts:
Fort Fisher surf forecast from 10 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, E swell with 55 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 1.0m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sat 15th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fort Fisher over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s be straight. This is a tough one to call. The first week and a half at Fort Fisher doesn’t offer you anything worth paddling out for. You’re looking at a big gap of nearly seven days where there’s just nothing—tiny, knee-high junk with no power. The first real chance to even get in the water is the morning of August 17th (Monday). That morning, you get a 0.6m southeast swell at 9 seconds, and the wind is a light cross-off from the southwest, so it’s clean. The combined energy is 57, which is weak, but you could catch something small and frustrated.
The other standout is the morning of August 21st (Friday). The wind is completely calm—glassy—and the swell is a bit over 3 feet (1.0m) from the east-northeast. But here’s the catch: the period is only 5 seconds, so it’s short, choppy, and breaks all messy. The energy is moderate at 99, but for a beach-and-reef spot like Fort Fisher (United States), that short-period swell doesn’t hold together well. It’s better for paddling around than for proper turns.
This break is inconsistent anyway, so a long dry spell like this is normal for the area. Don’t hold your breath for the second half of the forecast either—conditions are onshore and messy, and the longer period stuff on the 18th and 19th gets ruined by onshore winds.
It’s a quiet stretch. Forecasts can always change, but right now, I’d leave the board at home.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 45 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:44AM1.34m | 6:30PM1.67m | 6:45AM1.40m | 7:26PM1.69m | 7:42AM1.45m | 8:17PM1.68m | 8:36AM1.50m | 9:05PM1.65m | 9:28AM1.53m | 9:51PM1.60m | 10:19AM1.54m | 10:37PM1.54m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:45PM0.10m | 11:41AM-0.06m | 00:41AM0.03m | 12:41PM-0.09m | 1:33AM-0.03m | 1:38PM-0.11m | 2:23AM-0.08m | 2:31PM-0.10m | 3:09AM-0.09m | 3:21PM-0.06m | 3:52AM-0.08m | 4:09PM0.00m | 4:34AM-0.04m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | 8:05 | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 5 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 22 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | E 12 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | 10 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | — | E 8 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 4 | SW 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 45 | 28 | 23 | 27 | 37 | 27 | 49 | 40 | 46 | — | 24 | 21 | 47 | 45 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 515 | 514 | 1596 | 939 | 38 | 724 | 73 | 73 | 823 | 12 | 38 | 257 | 22 | 908 | 296 | 64 | 1588 | 1599 | 130 |
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