Surf Forecasts:
Fort Fisher surf forecast from 16 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 18 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period, S swell with 97 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 1.3m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 19) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fort Fisher over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's break down what we've got, and it ain't much.
Looking at the whole 16-day window, it's a tough one. Fort Fisher is the only spot that even comes up, and frankly, it's a flat spell. The water's a warm 83° right now, which is normal for the season.
It all starts on Wednesday 15 July afternoon with a tiny 2ft easterly swell, a short 6-second period, and a combined energy of just 36. A cross-onshore breeze is gonna make it choppy and messy. Hard pass.
The rest is more of the same. We get some clean windows with a light cross-offshore wind, like on Thursday 16 July morning and Friday 17 July morning, but the swell is pathetic — only about 1ft with energy readings under 25. You'd be sitting there waiting forever on a longboard.
Around Saturday 25 July, there's a slight pulse with a 2ft swell from the southeast. The energy bumps up to 46 and 37, and the wind is cross-off, so it'll be clean. But a 2ft wave with a 7 to 8-second period is still a weak, short-period wave. You might get a ride on a log, but that's about it.
There's nothing else on the horizon. A few days in the second week, like Sunday 26 July morning, offer a light offshore breeze from the west with a tiny 1ft swell. With a short 7-second period and an energy reading of only 20, it's a non-event.
So that's it. A clean but flat outlook from top to bottom. For the size reference, anything over 8ft would be just for experts, but we're nowhere close. Those 2ft days are the best of a bad bunch, but they don't come close to being a standout.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 8 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | 8:12AM0.07m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 |
 | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | 8:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 14 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 30 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | S 8 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 8 | S 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | — | 186 | — | 246 | 103 | 59 | 6 | 86 | 19 | 104 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SW 7 | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 5 | WSW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 5 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 46 | 262 | 292 | 206 | 183 | — | — | 97 | 124 | 109 | 96 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 823 | 823 | 960 | 827 | 505 | 1596 | 1588 | 1723 | 1588 | 553 | 1114 | 35 | 316 | 13 | 16 | 267 | 367 | 989 | 35 | 368 | 13 |
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