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 06:39 AM and sunset is at 05:10 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sat
22
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
12:33PM1.48m
1:09AM1.20m
1:35PM1.40m
2:14AM1.23m
2:35PM1.34m
3:14AM1.28m
3:31PM1.30m
4:07AM1.33m
4:22PM1.25m
4:56AM1.37m
5:11PM1.21m
5:43AM1.41m
5:58PM1.17m
6:25AM1.44m
6:40PM1.15m
7:04AM1.45m
7:18PM1.12m
7:39AM1.45m
7:53PM1.10m
8:14AM1.44m
8:27PM1.08m
8:49AM1.43m
Low Tide
7:00PM0.07m
7:12AM0.13m
8:03PM0.07m
8:22AM0.16m
9:01PM0.06m
9:26AM0.17m
9:51PM0.05m
10:21AM0.16m
10:36PM0.05m
11:12AM0.15m
11:19PM0.06m
12:01PM0.15m
00:00AM0.08m
12:45PM0.14m
00:38AM0.09m
1:25PM0.14m
1:14AM0.11m
2:02PM0.15m
1:48AM0.12m
2:40PM0.17m
2:23AM0.14m
3:20PM0.18m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.9
WNW
4.0
0.8
WSW
4.0
0.7
WSW
4.0
1.5
SW
6.0
1.4
SW
6.0
1.1
SW
6.0
0.6
SSW
6.0
0.4
SE
9.0
0.3
SE
9.0
0.3
SE
9.0
0.3
SE
9.0
0.5
SE
8.0
0.4
SE
8.0
0.4
SE
8.0
0.4
SE
8.0
0.8
SW
4.0
1.1
SW
5.0
1.3
SSW
6.0
0.8
SSW
6.0
0.7
SSW
5.0
0.9
SSW
5.0
0.7
SSW
5.0
0.5
SSW
5.0
0.5
SSW
5.0
0.6
SSW
5.0
0.7
S
6.0
0.6
S
6.0
0.5
SSE
6.0
0.9
WSW
4.0
1
WNW
4.0
0.8
NW
4.0
0.6
WNW
4.0
0.2
E
9.0
1
SW
4.0
1.4
SW
6.0
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
SW
15
W
10
N
10
SE
15
SSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
W
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
5
SE
5
SSE
5
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
W
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
SW
30
SW
30
SW
 mm 
7
1
2
max°C
6
7
9
14
16
15
17
18
15
15
16
17
17
16
18
20
20
20
21
21
20
21
19
21
17
13
13
15
14
9
10
12
15
18
18
Moonrise
11:29
12:32
1:31
2:29
3:26
4:22
5:20
6:18
7:17
8:15
9:10
Moonset
12:49
1:21
1:48
2:13
2:37
3:01
3:27
3:55
4:27
5:05
5:49
6:39
Sunrise
6:39
6:41
6:41
6:43
6:43
6:45
6:46
6:47
6:48
6:48
6:50
6:50
Sunset
5:10
5:09
5:08
5:08
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:06
5:06
5:06
5:05
5:05
Today's sea temperature in Southport, Cape Fear River is 18.2 °C (Statistics for 11 Nov 1981-2005 – mean: 23.4 max: 25.0 min: 22.0°C)
Issued (local time): 12 am Tuesday 11 Nov 2025
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