Fort Fisher Tides May 2023 | Tide Charts & Tables | Cape Fear, NC

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Mon) May 1, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Monday, May 1, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 1st, the sunrise is 6:22am-7:55pm and the tide times are H 5:55am 3'10" L 11:57am 0'5" H 6:30pm 4'0" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Tue) May 2, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 2nd, the sunrise is 6:21am-7:56pm and the tide times are L 12:22am 0'6" H 6:43am 3'10" L 12:41pm 0'4" H 7:15pm 4'3" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Wed) May 3, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 3rd, the sunrise is 6:20am-7:56pm and the tide times are L 1:14am 0'5" H 7:27am 3'10" L 1:24pm 0'4" H 7:57pm 4'5" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Thu) May 4, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Thursday, May 4, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 4th, the sunrise is 6:19am-7:57pm and the tide times are L 2:04am 0'4" H 8:07am 3'10" L 2:06pm 0'3" H 8:34pm 4'7" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Fri) May 5, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Friday, May 5, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 5th, the sunrise is 6:18am-7:58pm and the tide times are L 2:52am 0'3" H 8:44am 3'10" L 2:49pm 0'3" H 9:08pm 4'8" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Sat) May 6, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Saturday, May 6, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 6th, the sunrise is 6:18am-7:59pm and the tide times are L 3:40am 0'3" H 9:20am 3'10" L 3:31pm 0'3" H 9:42pm 4'9" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Sun) May 7, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Sunday, May 7, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 7th, the sunrise is 6:17am-8:00pm and the tide times are L 4:27am 0'2" H 10:00am 3'9" L 4:15pm 0'3" H 10:21pm 4'9" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Mon) May 8, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Monday, May 8, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 8th, the sunrise is 6:16am-8:00pm and the tide times are L 5:15am 0'3" H 10:46am 3'9" L 5:02pm 0'3" H 11:11pm 4'8" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Tue) May 9, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 9th, the sunrise is 6:15am-8:01pm and the tide times are L 6:05am 0'3" H 11:44am 3'8" L 5:54pm 0'3" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Wed) May 10, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 10th, the sunrise is 6:14am-8:02pm and the tide times are H 12:14am 4'7" L 6:58am 0'3" H 12:52pm 3'8" L 6:52pm 0'4" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Thu) May 11, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Thursday, May 11, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 11th, the sunrise is 6:13am-8:03pm and the tide times are H 1:25am 4'5" L 7:55am 0'3" H 2:02pm 3'9" L 7:58pm 0'4" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Fri) May 12, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Friday, May 12, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 12th, the sunrise is 6:12am-8:03pm and the tide times are H 2:32am 4'4" L 8:53am 0'2" H 3:07pm 3'10" L 9:07pm 0'4" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Sat) May 13, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Saturday, May 13, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 13th, the sunrise is 6:12am-8:04pm and the tide times are H 3:34am 4'4" L 9:51am 0'1" H 4:09pm 4'1" L 10:13pm 0'3" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Sun) May 14, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Sunday, May 14, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 14th, the sunrise is 6:11am-8:05pm and the tide times are H 4:33am 4'3" L 10:46am -0'0" H 5:09pm 4'3" L 11:16pm 0'2" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Mon) May 15, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Monday, May 15, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 15th, the sunrise is 6:10am-8:06pm and the tide times are H 5:30am 4'3" L 11:39am -0'2" H 6:06pm 4'6" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Tue) May 16, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 16th, the sunrise is 6:09am-8:06pm and the tide times are L 12:14am 0'0" H 6:24am 4'2" L 12:29pm -0'3" H 6:59pm 4'9" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Wed) May 17, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 17th, the sunrise is 6:09am-8:07pm and the tide times are L 1:09am -0'0" H 7:15am 4'2" L 1:18pm -0'3" H 7:48pm 4'10" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Thu) May 18, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Thursday, May 18, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 18th, the sunrise is 6:08am-8:08pm and the tide times are L 2:02am -0'0" H 8:03am 4'1" L 2:05pm -0'2" H 8:34pm 4'11" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Fri) May 19, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Friday, May 19, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 19th, the sunrise is 6:07am-8:09pm and the tide times are L 2:52am -0'0" H 8:50am 4'0" L 2:49pm -0'1" H 9:18pm 4'10" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Sat) May 20, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Saturday, May 20, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 20th, the sunrise is 6:07am-8:09pm and the tide times are L 3:39am 0'0" H 9:36am 3'11" L 3:32pm 0'0" H 10:01pm 4'9" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Sun) May 21, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Sunday, May 21, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 21st, the sunrise is 6:06am-8:10pm and the tide times are L 4:24am 0'1" H 10:21am 3'9" L 4:13pm 0'2" H 10:43pm 4'6" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Mon) May 22, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Monday, May 22, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 22nd, the sunrise is 6:06am-8:11pm and the tide times are L 5:07am 0'2" H 11:08am 3'7" L 4:51pm 0'4" H 11:25pm 4'4" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Tue) May 23, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 23rd, the sunrise is 6:05am-8:11pm and the tide times are L 5:49am 0'4" H 11:56am 3'6" L 5:27pm 0'5" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Wed) May 24, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 24th, the sunrise is 6:04am-8:12pm and the tide times are H 12:09am 4'2" L 6:30am 0'5" H 12:45pm 3'5" L 6:04pm 0'6" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Thu) May 25, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Thursday, May 25, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 25th, the sunrise is 6:04am-8:13pm and the tide times are H 12:55am 4'0" L 7:13am 0'6" H 1:36pm 3'4" L 6:45pm 0'7" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Fri) May 26, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Friday, May 26, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 26th, the sunrise is 6:04am-8:13pm and the tide times are H 1:42am 3'10" L 7:56am 0'6" H 2:27pm 3'5" L 7:37pm 0'8" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Sat) May 27, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Saturday, May 27, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 27th, the sunrise is 6:03am-8:14pm and the tide times are H 2:30am 3'9" L 8:42am 0'6" H 3:17pm 3'5" L 8:39pm 0'8" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Sun) May 28, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Sunday, May 28, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 28th, the sunrise is 6:03am-8:15pm and the tide times are H 3:19am 3'8" L 9:30am 0'5" H 4:07pm 3'7" L 9:46pm 0'8" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Mon) May 29, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Monday, May 29, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 29th, the sunrise is 6:02am-8:15pm and the tide times are H 4:09am 3'7" L 10:18am 0'4" H 4:58pm 3'9" L 10:49pm 0'7" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Tue) May 30, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 30th, the sunrise is 6:02am-8:16pm and the tide times are H 5:00am 3'7" L 11:06am 0'3" H 5:47pm 3'11" L 11:47pm 0'6" .

Fort Fisher Tide Chart for (Wed) May 31, 2023

Fort Fisher tide chart for Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Fort Fisher tides for May 31st, the sunrise is 6:02am-8:17pm and the tide times are H 5:51am 3'6" L 11:53am 0'2" H 6:35pm 4'2" .

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Fort Fisher Tide Table for May 2023

View tide tables in a column-row format below, with a "diff" column to spot large tide height swings—great for anglers. Scroll down for a textual format, ideal for reading or sharing.

- diff Tides diff Tides diff Tides diff Tides diff Sun Moon
5/1 N/A H 3'10" 5:55AM 3'4" L 0'5" 11:57AM 3'7" H 4'0" 6:30PM 3'6" - - - - 06:22-19:55 16:06-04:21
5/2 3'6" L 0'6" 12:22AM 3'3" H 3'10" 6:43AM 3'5" L 0'4" 12:41PM 3'10" H 4'3" 7:15PM 3'9" 06:21-19:56 17:05-04:46
5/3 3'9" L 0'5" 1:14AM 3'5" H 3'10" 7:27AM 3'6" L 0'4" 1:24PM 4'1" H 4'5" 7:57PM 4'0" 06:20-19:56 18:05-05:11
5/4 4'0" L 0'4" 2:04AM 3'6" H 3'10" 8:07AM 3'6" L 0'3" 2:06PM 4'3" H 4'7" 8:34PM 4'3" 06:19-19:57 19:07-05:38
5/5 4'3" L 0'3" 2:52AM 3'6" H 3'10" 8:44AM 3'6" L 0'3" 2:49PM 4'5" H 4'8" 9:08PM 4'5" 06:18-19:58 20:14-06:08
5/6 4'5" L 0'3" 3:40AM 3'7" H 3'10" 9:20AM 3'6" L 0'3" 3:31PM 4'6" H 4'9" 9:42PM 4'6" 06:18-19:59 21:23-06:43
5/7 4'6" L 0'2" 4:27AM 3'6" H 3'9" 10:00AM 3'6" L 0'3" 4:15PM 4'6" H 4'9" 10:21PM 4'6" 06:17-20:00 22:33-07:24
5/8 4'6" L 0'3" 5:15AM 3'6" H 3'9" 10:46AM 3'6" L 0'3" 5:02PM 4'5" H 4'8" 11:11PM 4'5" 06:16-20:00 23:40-08:15
5/9 4'5" L 0'3" 6:05AM 3'5" H 3'8" 11:44AM 3'5" L 0'3" 5:54PM 4'3" - - - - 06:15-20:01 00:00-09:15
5/10 4'3" H 4'7" 12:14AM 4'3" L 0'3" 6:58AM 3'4" H 3'8" 12:52PM 3'4" L 0'4" 6:52PM 4'1" 06:14-20:02 00:40-10:22
5/11 4'1" H 4'5" 1:25AM 4'2" L 0'3" 7:55AM 3'5" H 3'9" 2:02PM 3'4" L 0'4" 7:58PM 4 06:13-20:03 01:32-11:34
5/12 4 H 4'4" 2:32AM 4'2" L 0'2" 8:53AM 3'8" H 3'10" 3:07PM 3'6" L 0'4" 9:07PM 3'11" 06:12-20:03 02:15-12:45
5/13 3'11" H 4'4" 3:34AM 4'2" L 0'1" 9:51AM 3'11" H 4'1" 4:09PM 3'9" L 0'3" 10:13PM 3'11" 06:12-20:04 02:52-13:55
5/14 3'11" H 4'3" 4:33AM 4'4" L -0'0" 10:46AM 4'4" H 4'3" 5:09PM 4'1" L 0'2" 11:16PM 4'0" 06:11-20:05 03:24-15:03
5/15 4'0" H 4'3" 5:30AM 4'5" L -0'2" 11:39AM 4'9" H 4'6" 6:06PM 4'5" - - - - 06:10-20:06 03:53-16:09
5/16 4'5" L 0'0" 12:14AM 4'1" H 4'2" 6:24AM 4'5" L -0'3" 12:29PM 5'0" H 4'9" 6:59PM 4'9" 06:09-20:06 04:21-17:14
5/17 4'9" L -0'0" 1:09AM 4'2" H 4'2" 7:15AM 4'5" L -0'3" 1:18PM 5'2" H 4'10" 7:48PM 4'11" 06:09-20:07 04:49-18:19
5/18 4'11" L -0'0" 2:02AM 4'2" H 4'1" 8:03AM 4'4" L -0'2" 2:05PM 5'1" H 4'11" 8:34PM 5 06:08-20:08 05:20-19:25
5/19 5 L -0'0" 2:52AM 4'1" H 4'0" 8:50AM 4'1" L -0'1" 2:49PM 4'11" H 4'10" 9:18PM 4'10" 06:07-20:09 05:54-20:30
5/20 4'10" L 0'0" 3:39AM 3'11" H 3'11" 9:36AM 3'10" L 0'0" 3:32PM 4'8" H 4'9" 10:01PM 4'7" 06:07-20:09 06:33-21:34
5/21 4'7" L 0'1" 4:24AM 3'8" H 3'9" 10:21AM 3'7" L 0'2" 4:13PM 4'4" H 4'6" 10:43PM 4'4" 06:06-20:10 07:18-22:34
5/22 4'4" L 0'2" 5:07AM 3'5" H 3'7" 11:08AM 3'3" L 0'4" 4:51PM 4'0" H 4'4" 11:25PM 4'0" 06:06-20:11 08:09-23:27
5/23 4'0" L 0'4" 5:49AM 3'2" H 3'6" 11:56AM 3'0" L 0'5" 5:27PM 3'8" - - - - 06:05-20:11 09:04-00:00
5/24 3'8" H 4'2" 12:09AM 3'8" L 0'5" 6:30AM 3 H 3'5" 12:45PM 2'10" L 0'6" 6:04PM 3'5" 06:04-20:12 10:02-00:13
5/25 3'5" H 4'0" 12:55AM 3'6" L 0'6" 7:13AM 2'10" H 3'4" 1:36PM 2'9" L 0'7" 6:45PM 3'3" 06:04-20:13 11:01-00:53
5/26 3'3" H 3'10" 1:42AM 3'4" L 0'6" 7:56AM 2'10" H 3'5" 2:27PM 2'8" L 0'8" 7:37PM 3'1" 06:04-20:13 11:59-01:26
5/27 3'1" H 3'9" 2:30AM 3'3" L 0'6" 8:42AM 2'11" H 3'5" 3:17PM 2'9" L 0'8" 8:39PM 2'11" 06:03-20:14 12:57-01:56
5/28 2'11" H 3'8" 3:19AM 3'2" L 0'5" 9:30AM 3'1" H 3'7" 4:07PM 2'10" L 0'8" 9:46PM 2'10" 06:03-20:15 13:54-02:22
5/29 2'10" H 3'7" 4:09AM 3'3" L 0'4" 10:18AM 3'4" H 3'9" 4:58PM 3'1" L 0'7" 10:49PM 2'11" 06:02-20:15 14:51-02:47
5/30 2'11" H 3'7" 5:00AM 3'3" L 0'3" 11:06AM 3'8" H 3'11" 5:47PM 3'5" L 0'6" 11:47PM 3'0" 06:02-20:16 15:49-03:12
5/31 3'0" H 3'6" 5:51AM 3'4" L 0'2" 11:53AM 3'11" H 4'2" 6:35PM N/A - - - - 06:02-20:17 16:50-03:37

Fort Fisher Textual Tide Table for May 2023


May 1st (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:22am-7:55pm and the tide times are H 5:55am 3'10" L 11:57am 0'5" H 6:30pm 4'0" .
May 2nd (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:21am-7:56pm and the tide times are L 12:22am 0'6" H 6:43am 3'10" L 12:41pm 0'4" H 7:15pm 4'3" .
May 3rd (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:20am-7:56pm and the tide times are L 1:14am 0'5" H 7:27am 3'10" L 1:24pm 0'4" H 7:57pm 4'5" .
May 4th (Thu)
the sunrise is 6:19am-7:57pm and the tide times are L 2:04am 0'4" H 8:07am 3'10" L 2:06pm 0'3" H 8:34pm 4'7" .
May 5th (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:18am-7:58pm and the tide times are L 2:52am 0'3" H 8:44am 3'10" L 2:49pm 0'3" H 9:08pm 4'8" .
May 6th (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:18am-7:59pm and the tide times are L 3:40am 0'3" H 9:20am 3'10" L 3:31pm 0'3" H 9:42pm 4'9" .
May 7th (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:17am-8:00pm and the tide times are L 4:27am 0'2" H 10:00am 3'9" L 4:15pm 0'3" H 10:21pm 4'9" .
May 8th (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:16am-8:00pm and the tide times are L 5:15am 0'3" H 10:46am 3'9" L 5:02pm 0'3" H 11:11pm 4'8" .
May 9th (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:15am-8:01pm and the tide times are L 6:05am 0'3" H 11:44am 3'8" L 5:54pm 0'3" .
May 10th (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:14am-8:02pm and the tide times are H 12:14am 4'7" L 6:58am 0'3" H 12:52pm 3'8" L 6:52pm 0'4" .
May 11th (Thu)
the sunrise is 6:13am-8:03pm and the tide times are H 1:25am 4'5" L 7:55am 0'3" H 2:02pm 3'9" L 7:58pm 0'4" .
May 12th (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:12am-8:03pm and the tide times are H 2:32am 4'4" L 8:53am 0'2" H 3:07pm 3'10" L 9:07pm 0'4" .
May 13th (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:12am-8:04pm and the tide times are H 3:34am 4'4" L 9:51am 0'1" H 4:09pm 4'1" L 10:13pm 0'3" .
May 14th (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:11am-8:05pm and the tide times are H 4:33am 4'3" L 10:46am -0'0" H 5:09pm 4'3" L 11:16pm 0'2" .
May 15th (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:10am-8:06pm and the tide times are H 5:30am 4'3" L 11:39am -0'2" H 6:06pm 4'6" .
May 16th (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:09am-8:06pm and the tide times are L 12:14am 0'0" H 6:24am 4'2" L 12:29pm -0'3" H 6:59pm 4'9" .
May 17th (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:09am-8:07pm and the tide times are L 1:09am -0'0" H 7:15am 4'2" L 1:18pm -0'3" H 7:48pm 4'10" .
May 18th (Thu)
the sunrise is 6:08am-8:08pm and the tide times are L 2:02am -0'0" H 8:03am 4'1" L 2:05pm -0'2" H 8:34pm 4'11" .
May 19th (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:07am-8:09pm and the tide times are L 2:52am -0'0" H 8:50am 4'0" L 2:49pm -0'1" H 9:18pm 4'10" .
May 20th (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:07am-8:09pm and the tide times are L 3:39am 0'0" H 9:36am 3'11" L 3:32pm 0'0" H 10:01pm 4'9" .
May 21st (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:06am-8:10pm and the tide times are L 4:24am 0'1" H 10:21am 3'9" L 4:13pm 0'2" H 10:43pm 4'6" .
May 22nd (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:06am-8:11pm and the tide times are L 5:07am 0'2" H 11:08am 3'7" L 4:51pm 0'4" H 11:25pm 4'4" .
May 23rd (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:05am-8:11pm and the tide times are L 5:49am 0'4" H 11:56am 3'6" L 5:27pm 0'5" .
May 24th (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:04am-8:12pm and the tide times are H 12:09am 4'2" L 6:30am 0'5" H 12:45pm 3'5" L 6:04pm 0'6" .
May 25th (Thu)
the sunrise is 6:04am-8:13pm and the tide times are H 12:55am 4'0" L 7:13am 0'6" H 1:36pm 3'4" L 6:45pm 0'7" .
May 26th (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:04am-8:13pm and the tide times are H 1:42am 3'10" L 7:56am 0'6" H 2:27pm 3'5" L 7:37pm 0'8" .
May 27th (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:03am-8:14pm and the tide times are H 2:30am 3'9" L 8:42am 0'6" H 3:17pm 3'5" L 8:39pm 0'8" .
May 28th (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:03am-8:15pm and the tide times are H 3:19am 3'8" L 9:30am 0'5" H 4:07pm 3'7" L 9:46pm 0'8" .
May 29th (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:02am-8:15pm and the tide times are H 4:09am 3'7" L 10:18am 0'4" H 4:58pm 3'9" L 10:49pm 0'7" .
May 30th (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:02am-8:16pm and the tide times are H 5:00am 3'7" L 11:06am 0'3" H 5:47pm 3'11" L 11:47pm 0'6" .
May 31st (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:02am-8:17pm and the tide times are H 5:51am 3'6" L 11:53am 0'2" H 6:35pm 4'2" .

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NOAA/NWS Forecast for Fort Fisher | Small Craft Advisory

Last updated: June 22, 2026, 12:01 PM

Small Craft Advisory

Small Craft Advisory issued June 22 at 2:39PM EDT until June 24 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC

* WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt
expected.

* WHERE...Southeast North Carolina and Northeast South Carolina
coastal waters out 20 NM.

* WHEN...From 11 AM Tuesday to 2 AM EDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

Effective: June 22, 2026, 6:39 PM

Expires: June 23, 2026, 10:00 AM

Marine Forecast (AMZ250)

AMZ250-230715-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
232 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at
7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and N 2 ft at
3 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Land Forecast (NCZ108)

THIS AFTERNOON: Sunny. Near steady temperature in the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

TUESDAY: Sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Heat index values up to 106.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, becoming north 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming east in the afternoon.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the upper 80s.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.

FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY: Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s. Lows in the upper 70s.

Last updated: June 22, 2026, 12:01 PM

Fort Fisher (Cape Fear) (Guide)

Fort Fisher (Cape Fear) on the Cape Fear River mouth and Atlantic coast offers excellent fishing for red drum, spotted seatrout, flounder, sheepshead, black drum and pompano from the beaches or small boats with lower tides exposing flats for improved wading and casting success. Public boat ramps at Fort Fisher Recreation Area and nearby Southport provide convenient launches slips and fuel for river and ocean trips targeting Spanish mackerel. Beaches at Fort Fisher State Recreation Area with miles of pristine sand the adjacent Kure Beach and the historic Robert Harrill The Fort Fisher Hermits Bunker area deliver wide sand for family picnics swimming shelling and shore casting with river ocean and historic fort views. The Civil War historic site state recreation area with trails aquarium nearby and easy access makes tide planning simple and rewarding.

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area (Tide Pool)

Near Kure Beach south of Wilmington (about 3 hours from Raleigh in Fort Fisher State Recreation Area), the rocky jetties and coquina rock outcrops create small but rewarding tide pools and flats at low tide, especially around the ferry terminal and basin. Families can spot fiddler crabs, periwinkles, barnacles, mussels, small fish, and occasional anemones in sheltered zones; a historic Civil War site with museum, trails, and 4WD beach access adds educational fun. Extremely family-friendly with parking, restrooms, and calm waters for wading - great for kids combining history, beach play, and gentle marine discovery during minus tides.

NCDMF

North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries with current fishing regulations seasons bag size limits and area specific rules

North Carolina State Parks

North Carolina State Parks and beaches with coastal camping, reservations, day use fees, and Outer Banks shoreline access