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 — and sunset is at 08:09 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm air temperatures (max 29°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm air temperatures (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Mon
2
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
AM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
3:48PM1.30m
4:03AM1.33m
4:44PM1.42m
4:58AM1.31m
5:38PM1.54m
5:54AM1.30m
6:33PM1.64m
6:50AM1.29m
7:26PM1.71m
7:44AM1.29m
8:17PM1.75m
8:35AM1.28m
9:06PM1.75m
9:25AM1.26m
9:56PM1.71m
10:18AM1.24m
10:50PM1.64m
11:16AM1.22m
11:44PM1.57m
12:14PM1.20m
00:38AM1.49m
1:10PM1.20m
1:31AM1.40m
Low Tide
9:59PM0.15m
10:24AM-0.01m
10:59PM0.09m
11:12AM-0.07m
11:57PM0.04m
12:02PM-0.12m
00:54AM-0.01m
12:53PM-0.15m
1:50AM-0.04m
1:44PM-0.16m
2:42AM-0.06m
2:35PM-0.16m
3:33AM-0.05m
3:26PM-0.12m
4:26AM-0.03m
4:20PM-0.07m
5:19AM-0.00m
5:16PM-0.01m
6:12AM0.02m
6:13PM0.06m
7:03AM0.05m
7:09PM0.13m
7:56AM0.08m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.2
SSW
5.0
1
SSW
6.0
0.7
SSW
6.0
0.9
SW
4.0
0.8
SSW
5.0
0.5
S
6.0
0.5
SE
9.0
0.6
SSE
5.0
0.6
NE
4.0
0.4
ESE
9.0
0.4
SE
9.0
0.4
SE
9.0
0.4
SE
9.0
0.4
ESE
9.0
0.4
SE
9.0
0.4
SE
9.0
0.5
ESE
5.0
0.8
S
4.0
1.3
SSW
6.0
1.3
S
6.0
1.2
S
7.0
1.1
S
6.0
1.1
ESE
5.0
0.9
SE
6.0
0.7
SSE
6.0
0.5
SE
7.0
0.6
ESE
8.0
0.6
ESE
8.0
0.6
ESE
8.0
0.5
SE
8.0
0.6
ESE
8.0
0.8
ESE
5.0
0.7
SE
5.0
0.6
SE
6.0
0.8
SE
6.0
0.7
SE
6.0
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
heavy rain
mod rain
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
25
SW
25
NW
15
W
25
SW
15
NW
10
W
15
SW
15
WNW
15
NNE
10
S
10
S
5
NE
15
S
10
S
0
NE
10
ENE
15
SE
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
ENE
10
SE
5
NE
15
SSE
10
S
10
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
NNW
5
E
15
SSW
20
SW
 mm 
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
19
8
max°C
28
29
22
25
26
19
21
20
19
22
22
23
24
24
24
24
24
26
27
26
26
29
24
19
23
22
23
23
23
23
24
23
20
23
23
27
Moonrise
2:29
2:57
3:26
3:57
4:32
5:14
6:05
7:04
8:11
9:21
10:30
11:35
12:36
Moonset
2:10
3:17
4:26
5:39
6:55
8:12
9:26
10:33
11:28
12:12
12:48
1:19
Sunrise
6:05
6:05
6:05
6:05
6:03
6:03
6:03
6:03
6:01
6:01
6:01
6:01
Sunset
8:09
8:10
8:10
8:12
8:13
8:13
8:14
8:15
8:15
8:15
8:16
8:16
Today's sea temperature in Southport, Cape Fear River is 24.2 °C (Statistics for 21 May 1981-2005 – mean: 24.5 max: 26.0 min: 23.6°C)
Issued (local time): 1 pm Wednesday 21 May 2025
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