Southport, Cape Fear River Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Southport, Cape Fear River 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 07:13 AM and sunset is at 05:07 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
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
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
8:29AM1.45m
8:44PM1.08m
9:05AM1.45m
9:25PM1.09m
9:45AM1.44m
10:11PM1.12m
10:28AM1.41m
11:01PM1.16m
11:14AM1.38m
11:53PM1.22m
12:02PM1.34m
00:48AM1.29m
12:56PM1.29m
1:48AM1.37m
1:57PM1.24m
2:49AM1.45m
3:00PM1.21m
3:47AM1.54m
3:59PM1.19m
4:44AM1.62m
5:00PM1.19m
5:41AM1.67m
6:00PM1.21m
6:37AM1.71m
Low Tide
2:59PM0.16m
2:40AM0.13m
3:38PM0.14m
3:21AM0.14m
4:19PM0.12m
4:08AM0.15m
5:01PM0.09m
4:58AM0.16m
5:43PM0.07m
5:52AM0.18m
6:28PM0.05m
6:54AM0.20m
7:21PM0.03m
8:04AM0.19m
8:18PM-0.00m
9:10AM0.16m
9:14PM-0.04m
10:11AM0.11m
10:08PM-0.08m
11:10AM0.07m
11:03PM-0.10m
12:07PM0.03m
00:00AM-0.12m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
10
1.1
E
7
1.3
ENE
7
1
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
SSW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
ENE
5
0.6
N
3
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
S
4
0.3
E
8
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
NW
15
N
25
NNE
25
NE
20
ENE
10
NNE
15
WSW
20
SW
20
W
10
NW
5
E
15
E
15
S
15
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
15
WNW
25
NE
20
NE
5
NE
20
SW
25
WSW
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
N
10
N
15
SW
25
WSW
15
NW
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
SW
10
WSW
 mm 
max°C
15
15
9
8
11
17
17
18
16
18
18
17
19
18
18
18
20
20
10
12
15
18
20
19
7
8
4
4
6
9
11
12
11
14
14
15
Moonrise
8:43
9:23
9:59
10:29
10:57
11:24
11:51
12:20
12:52
1:31
2:18
3:15
Moonset
6:29
7:31
8:33
9:35
10:37
11:40
12:44
1:52
3:03
4:18
5:33
Sunrise
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:15
7:15
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
Sunset
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:08
5:09
5:10
5:10
5:12
5:13
5:14
Today's sea temperature in Southport, Cape Fear River is
11.6° C
(Statistics for 21 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 21.9 max: 23.6 min: 20.1°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Sunday 21 Dec 2025
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