Fort Fisher Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you: the next 16 days at Fort Fisher are looking pretty flat, and honestly pretty grim for a paddle. We’re staring down a long stretch of small, weak surf that barely tickles the knee. It’s a tough run, and we don’t have a single standout session in the whole window.

The first recommendation doesn’t pop up until Sunday the 5th of July, and even then, we’re talking ankle-snappers. Sunday morning brings a weak 0.4m swell from the ESE, with a period of just 8 seconds and a combined energy reading of only 28. The wind is a cross-off from the SSW at 15 km/h, so the surface will be clean enough, but the water temp is sitting right about normal for this time of year at 28°.

Moving through the week, it’s just more of the same. Monday the 6th sees a tiny bump up to 0.7m from the south, but the period drops to a choppy 5 seconds and the energy only hits 38. Wind stays cross-off, so it’s clean, but there’s no push.

Tuesday the 7th through to the end of the first week is a boring repeat: 0.4m swells, mostly from the SE, periods between 8 and 10 seconds, energy readings stuck in the teens and twenties. The wind stays cross-off, so it’s not blown out, but the waves just aren’t there.

Heading into the second week, from Monday the 13th onward, things get even weaker. Swell heights drop to 0.2m and even 0.1m by the weekend of the 18th and 19th. The period on the 18th stretches out to a very long 13 seconds, but with only 4 units of energy, that long period groundswell is just a ghost. For a beach and reef setup like Fort Fisher, a long-period swell that weak is going to be straight and gutless.

Honestly, the whole 16-day forecast is a washout. There are no quality options, no standouts. For a break like this, a blank run is pretty normal—it tends not to stay this poor for long, so keep an eye on the charts. It’s one of those stretches where if you’re itching for something, the setup might look more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, given the cleaner cross-off winds on those tiny days.

Stay patient, my friends. This too shall pass.

Rusty.

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