Surf Forecasts:
Fort Fisher surf forecast from 15 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period, SE swell with 32 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 0.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 7s period and expected on Monday (Jul 20) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fort Fisher over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get straight into it for the Fort Fisher area.
Look, to be honest, these next two weeks are shaping up to be a real quiet spell. There’s a whole lotta days from now through the end of the month where the surf is just plain small. The combined swell energy is weak, mostly in the single digits or low tens (for example, only 47 weak units on Wednesday the 15th and dropping to just 7 weak units by Friday the 17th). There's a long stretch from the 15th through the 21st where the waves are under 2 ft and honestly, not worth paddling out for. The wind is often cross-off or clean, but when there's no swell, it doesn't matter how pretty the water looks.
There are a few little bumps trying to show up around Wednesday the 22nd. We see a south-east swell rolling in at 2 ft with a short period of 7 seconds and a combined energy of just 32 weak units. But the wind is a cross-onshore from the NE at 9 mph, making it choppy. Nothing to get excited about there.
Thursday the 23rd and Friday the 24th see that same tiny south-east swell hanging around, with the combined swell energy climbing a bit to 50 weak units on Thursday morning. The wind is onshore from the east, so it's not going to be clean. This whole stretch from the 22nd to the 24th is just poor surf conditions.
After that, it goes flat again for a few days. You’ve got a couple of glassy mornings on Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th, but with waves only 0.7 ft to 1 ft, you’d be floating out there, not surfing. The water temp on the 15th morning was 83°, which is about normal for this time of year, so at least it'll be warm while you're sitting there waiting.
Honestly, there’s nothing here that qualifies as a standout. The whole 16-day window is a bust for any kind of decent surf. If you absolutely had to pick a time, the mornings of Tuesday the 28th and Wednesday the 29th offer tiny 1 ft south-east swells with offshore or glassy wind from the west. But it’s a flat spell, pure and simple.
Keep your hopes up, though – forecasts can change, especially for a spot like Fort Fisher that is inconsistent.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | E 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | E 12 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:55AM1.37m | 9:30PM1.65m | 9:52AM1.41m | 10:22PM1.60m | 10:48AM1.43m | 11:12PM1.54m | 11:44AM1.45m | 00:01AM1.48m | 12:37PM1.48m | 00:48AM1.43m | 1:27PM1.50m | 1:36AM1.38m | 2:16PM1.52m | 2:23AM1.34m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:48PM-0.15m | 3:36AM-0.13m | 3:40PM-0.12m | 4:22AM-0.13m | 4:31PM-0.06m | 5:08AM-0.10m | 5:22PM0.02m | 5:52AM-0.06m | 6:15PM0.11m | 6:38AM-0.01m | 7:10PM0.17m | 7:24AM0.04m | 8:06PM0.22m | ||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 13 | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | S 7 |
| kJ | 27 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | — | 189 | 103 | — | — | — | — | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | — | S 3 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 250 | 173 | 175 | 335 | — | 161 | 166 | 145 | 165 | 253 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 823 | 939 | 960 | 827 | 505 | 1596 | 1588 | 769 | 1596 | 1654 | 707 | 73 | 505 | 12 | 13 | 517 | 341 | 320 | 367 | 16 |
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