Surf Forecasts:
Fort Fisher surf forecast from 18 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 23 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, ENE swell with 175 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 1.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 23) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 7s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fort Fisher over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, let’s break down what’s coming for us here. It’s been flat, it stays flat, and we’re in for a long, quiet stretch.
Right now and for days ahead, the surf is tiny. From Friday the 17th through to the middle of next week, the swell is barely 0.6ft to maybe 1ft from the east-southeast and southeast. The combined wave energy is low – mostly between 7 and 21 – so it’s weak. The wind is mostly cross-off or cross, but with that little swell, you’re not looking at anything rideable. It’s flat to knee-high and bumpy.
That run of poor conditions stretches from Friday the 17th all the way through to Wednesday the 29th of July. That’s a week or more of nothing.
The best looking stretch in the whole 16-day outlook is around the 24th and 25th of July, and even then it’s not much. On Saturday the 25th of July there’s a little more energy – the combined energy hits 108, so that’s moderate. The swell is from the east-southeast around 3ft, with a period of 9 seconds – still a short-period swell. The wind is cross-on from the northeast at 12 mph, so it’ll be a bit lumpy. Of everything on offer, that Saturday morning is probably the only time you’d bother paddling out. Crowds are likely at Fort Fisher – it’s a beach and reef break that’s often busy.
After that, we drop back into small, weak surf for the rest of the month and into August. On the morning of Tuesday the 28th of July, the wind goes glassy from the west-southwest at just 3 mph, but the swell is only 1ft – it’s flat. The 30th of July morning has a light offshore from the west-southwest at 12 mph, but again, only 0.3ft of swell. Nothing to work with.
Overall, this is a long, flat stretch. Fort Fisher needs a proper push from the east or northeast to get going, and the forecast isn’t delivering that. For now, this beach and reef setup is looking a lot more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing when the wind is up and the swell is this small.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 13 | SSW 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | ESE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 56 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | 3:04PM1.53m | 3:12AM1.31m | 3:54PM1.54m | 4:02AM1.29m | ||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 9:02PM0.23m | 9:01AM0.09m | 9:56PM0.22m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | 8:22 | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 9 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 22 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 6 | — | 128 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 10 | — | 8 | 18 | 15 | 85 | 28 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | N 2 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 16 | 140 | 195 | 257 | 180 | 73 | 126 | 92 | 66 | 85 | 187 | 206 | 232 | 240 | 1 | 56 | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1588 | 1596 | 705 | 368 | 320 | 659 | 35 | 16 | 946 | 267 | 559 | 2154 | 517 | 559 | 367 | 319 | 267 | 124 | 22 |
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