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 06:56 AM and sunset is at 07:34 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
10:08AM1.21m
10:31PM1.43m
10:47AM1.15m
11:14PM1.40m
11:31AM1.11m
11:59PM1.36m
12:17PM1.07m
00:47AM1.33m
1:06PM1.04m
1:39AM1.30m
2:04PM1.02m
2:38AM1.27m
3:08PM1.04m
3:38AM1.27m
4:07PM1.09m
4:31AM1.29m
4:59PM1.16m
5:20AM1.30m
5:49PM1.26m
6:08AM1.32m
6:37PM1.37m
6:55AM1.34m
7:23PM1.48m
7:40AM1.35m
8:06PM1.58m
8:23AM1.35m
8:49PM1.66m
9:06AM1.34m
Low Tide
4:11PM0.08m
4:55AM0.13m
4:50PM0.11m
5:38AM0.17m
5:32PM0.15m
6:23AM0.21m
6:16PM0.18m
7:12AM0.25m
7:05PM0.22m
8:08AM0.27m
8:04PM0.25m
9:10AM0.27m
9:12PM0.25m
10:06AM0.23m
10:13PM0.22m
10:54AM0.18m
11:06PM0.18m
11:38AM0.12m
11:57PM0.12m
12:21PM0.06m
00:47AM0.07m
1:03PM-0.00m
1:37AM0.01m
1:45PM-0.06m
2:24AM-0.03m
2:26PM-0.10m
3:11AM-0.06m
3:10PM-0.13m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.2
SSE
6
1.4
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
SE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
S
6
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
mod rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
 km/h
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
30
SW
20
NW
25
NNE
15
E
5
E
10
NNE
15
E
35
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
SSE
15
ENE
10
SE
10
S
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SSW
5
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
 mm 
7
1
1
1
1
max°C
22
22
21
22
22
21
13
15
15
16
18
17
11
14
17
18
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
19
20
21
20
21
24
21
22
22
21
22
24
22
23
24
22
22
23
24
24
24
Moonrise
10:25
11:24
12:22
1:16
2:04
2:47
3:25
3:58
4:28
4:56
5:24
5:53
6:25
7:02
7:46
Moonset
7:56
8:30
9:09
9:54
10:45
11:41
12:41
1:43
2:45
3:48
4:53
5:59
7:07
8:20
9:35
Sunrise
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:48
6:46
6:45
6:43
6:43
6:41
6:39
6:39
6:37
6:35
Sunset
7:34
7:35
7:36
7:36
7:37
7:37
7:38
7:39
7:39
7:40
7:42
7:43
7:43
7:44
7:45
7:45
Today's sea temperature in Southport, Cape Fear River is
16.5° C
(Statistics for 04 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 21.2 max: 23.4 min: 19.4°C)
Issued (local time): 1 am Saturday 04 Apr 2026
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