Cape Fear Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Cape Fear Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 07:15 AM and sunset is at 05:08 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Sun night, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Sat night, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tue
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
11:25AM1.31m
00:05AM1.23m
12:17PM1.23m
1:03AM1.33m
1:15PM1.16m
2:05AM1.45m
2:17PM1.11m
3:06AM1.58m
3:20PM1.09m
4:06AM1.70m
4:22PM1.10m
5:03AM1.79m
5:21PM1.14m
5:59AM1.85m
6:18PM1.19m
6:53AM1.86m
7:12PM1.24m
7:45AM1.83m
8:06PM1.27m
8:35AM1.75m
8:58PM1.29m
9:24AM1.63m
Low Tide
5:52PM0.02m
6:14AM0.12m
6:39PM-0.01m
7:22AM0.11m
7:31PM-0.05m
8:33AM0.08m
8:26PM-0.10m
9:41AM0.02m
9:24PM-0.16m
10:44AM-0.05m
10:21PM-0.21m
11:42AM-0.11m
11:19PM-0.26m
12:36PM-0.16m
00:16AM-0.30m
1:28PM-0.19m
1:12AM-0.30m
2:17PM-0.20m
2:07AM-0.27m
3:05PM-0.19m
3:01AM-0.21m
3:52PM-0.16m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
SE
7
0.6
E
11
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
11
0.8
E
10
1.2
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
WNW
3
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
5
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.5
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
1.3
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
1.6
E
10
1.4
E
10
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
25
ENE
15
E
15
SW
15
NW
5
E
25
NE
15
NE
10
E
25
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
30
NNE
40
NE
40
N
35
N
25
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
 mm 
1
12
9
5
2
max°C
16
18
18
20
19
13
13
16
19
19
18
11
7
9
6
8
10
10
10
11
6
5
7
6
7
9
11
10
13
13
8
8
8
2
3
Moonrise
11:24
11:51
12:20
12:52
1:31
2:18
3:15
4:22
5:35
6:49
8:00
Moonset
11:39
12:44
1:51
3:03
4:17
5:32
6:42
7:43
8:33
9:13
9:46
Sunrise
7:15
7:15
7:15
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
Sunset
5:08
5:09
5:10
5:10
5:12
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:17
Today's sea temperature in Cape Fear is
12.1° C
(Statistics for 26 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 21.7 max: 23.8 min: 20.0°C)
Issued (local time): 12 am Friday 26 Dec 2025
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