Fort Fisher Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks at Fort Fisher.

To be straight with you, this is a pretty flat spell for the most part. There are no standout days in the near-term that I’d get excited about. The first day with anything rideable doesn’t show up until Monday the 15th, but even then it’s rough. Through the whole 16-day window, there’s really only one period that might get your heart beating, but it comes with a lot of wind baggage.

We start off with a long, quiet gap. From now through Sunday the 14th, it’s tiny and messy – just knee-high dribble with poor surf conditions each day. Forget about it.

Monday the 15th sees a bump in swell, with waves around 5 ft from the ENE, but the period is a short 7 seconds, so it’s weak and lumpy. The wind is fresh cross-onshore from the NE at 19 mph, making for choppy, blown-out conditions. Combined wave energy is moderate at best (162). Not worth the paddle.

Tuesday the 16th is similar: 4 to 4 ft from the ENE, but the period drops to a dismal 6 seconds. Wind stays moderate cross-onshore. Messy.

The whole week stays locked in that pattern – small, short-period, wind-affected. Combined energy values bounce between 105 and 178, but the onshore wind and short period kill any quality. By Thursday the 18th it fades back to nothing.

Now, I’ll tell you where the best bet is, and it’s the morning of Saturday the 19th. The swell drops to just 0.7 ft from the ESE, but here’s the catch – the wind goes glassy. Glassy! That’s rare. Combined energy is a weak 11, but it’s tiny, so for a log or a longboard, you might get a few clean, tiny rollers if you’re patient. It’s the only real chance for glassy conditions in the whole run.

Otherwise, the only other pulse to watch is around Sunday the 27th. We see a jump to 5-6 ft from the ENE, with combined energy hitting strong (222). But the period is still short at 6 seconds, and the wind is light cross-shore, so it’ll be a bit fat and unruly. That one is over a week out – promising but less certain.

Bottom line: there’s no good surf on offer for the first week and a half. The only real standout is the tiny, glassy morning of Saturday the 19th for the patient longboarder. Everything else is wind-swell junk. If you’re after clean waves, you might be waiting.

Rusty.

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