Surf Forecasts:
Fort Fisher surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 1 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, SE swell with 67 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 0.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fort Fisher over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty, and I gotta be straight with you – the outlook for our stretch of coast over the next 16 days is a flat, quiet bust. There's nothing that's even close to rideable for the whole run.
Looking at Fort Fisher, we've got a small ripple of swell from the ESE at around 2ft – maybe 2ft at absolute best – but the period's a short, weak 8 seconds. The combined energy is barely a whisper, sitting at only 41 (weak energy). And the water temp is a balmy 84°, which is about 0.5° off the norm, so pretty much average for this time of year. That little bump shows up Saturday afternoon, the 25th, but it’s accompanied by a risk of thunderstorms and a 9 mph offshore wind from the west. The report calls it "poor surf conditions," and I can't argue. It's just too small and weak to do anything with.
From there, it just gets worse. We slide through the rest of July and into August with wave heights that barely tickle 1ft or 2ft, and the period drops to a pathetic 4 seconds on the 30th. The energy completely disappears – we're seeing values of 3, 1, 2... that's not surf, that's a lake. Winds are all over the place, mostly onshore or cross-onshore through the first week of August, making it messy and choppy. There's a stretch of about a week, from the 30th of July through to the morning of the 7th of August, where there is absolutely zero chance of a wave. It's a proper desert.
Even when we get into the second week, around the 8th and 9th of August, the swell tries to poke its head up at 2ft to 2ft with that short, weak period. The winds go cross-offshore and the conditions look clean, but the swell just doesn't have the size or the energy – the combined energy is still only in the 38 range (weak). It’s not worth getting wet for.
Honestly, this area is often like this when it goes flat; a blank run is normal. There aren't any standouts, no hidden gems. The only thing I’d say is that the clean, cross-offshore winds later in the run, with such tiny waves, make it look more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. But for us, it's a stay-on-land kind of outlook. Forecasts can change, so don't lose hope, but right now? There's nothing on offer.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | E 3 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
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 kJ | 37 | 40 | 42 | 65 | 47 | 29 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 1 | 39 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 8 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:35PM1.55m | 5:45AM1.28m | 6:24PM1.56m | 6:34AM1.29m | 7:10PM1.56m | 7:20AM1.30m | 7:52PM1.55m | 8:02AM1.30m | 8:29PM1.54m | 8:40AM1.31m | 8:59PM1.52m | 9:11AM1.33m | 9:20PM1.51m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:36PM0.18m | 11:26AM0.09m | 00:24AM0.16m | 12:13PM0.09m | 1:10AM0.14m | 12:59PM0.09m | 1:52AM0.12m | 1:44PM0.08m | 2:32AM0.10m | 2:26PM0.08m | 3:09AM0.08m | 3:07PM0.09m | 3:44AM0.05m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | SSW 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 37 | 40 | 42 | 65 | 47 | 29 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 1 | 41 | 23 | 27 | 78 | 28 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSW 4 | ENE 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | — | SE 7 | E 9 | SSW 6 | E 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 39 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NE 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | SSW 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 4 | — | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | WNW 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NNE 3 | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 18 | 12 | 36 | 198 | 1 | 32 | 39 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 70 | 143 | 257 | 267 | 946 | 946 | 685 | 296 | 946 | 309 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 564 | 151 | 143 | 380 | 368 |
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