Federal Point, Cape Fear River Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Federal Point, 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 07:03 AM and sunset is at 05:01 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Icy conditions (max 12°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Thu night, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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
10:01AM1.43m
10:18PM1.18m
10:59AM1.37m
11:18PM1.17m
11:56AM1.32m
00:16AM1.17m
12:49PM1.27m
1:12AM1.19m
1:39PM1.23m
2:05AM1.21m
2:27PM1.20m
2:57AM1.24m
3:15PM1.17m
3:49AM1.26m
4:05PM1.15m
4:40AM1.30m
4:54PM1.14m
5:30AM1.32m
5:43PM1.13m
6:19AM1.34m
6:31PM1.12m
7:04AM1.34m
Low Tide
4:12PM-0.06m
4:10AM-0.11m
5:02PM-0.02m
5:02AM-0.05m
5:52PM0.02m
5:56AM0.02m
6:43PM0.05m
6:54AM0.07m
7:35PM0.06m
7:54AM0.10m
8:26PM0.05m
8:53AM0.11m
9:15PM0.04m
9:48AM0.09m
10:02PM0.03m
10:40AM0.07m
10:47PM0.02m
11:30AM0.05m
11:31PM0.01m
12:19PM0.03m
00:15AM-0.00m
1:05PM0.02m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.5
E
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
1.1
NE
4
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
E
8
1
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
1.2
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
S
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.8
NE
4
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
5
1.1
N
4
0.7
N
3
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
NNW
4
1
N
4
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
13
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
15
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
10
W
10
SW
25
SW
20
W
15
NNW
20
NNE
15
N
20
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SSE
15
SW
30
WNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
 mm 
3
1
max°C
10
11
12
9
3
1
5
7
8
13
14
14
14
15
16
16
14
8
8
8
-2
2
4
3
9
11
7
3
4
2
7
8
8
11
12
Moonrise
8:02
9:13
10:20
11:22
12:22
1:19
2:16
3:13
4:11
5:10
6:08
Moonset
10:00
10:44
11:19
11:49
12:15
12:40
1:04
1:29
1:57
2:28
3:04
3:46
Sunrise
7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:11
Sunset
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:02
5:02
5:02
5:02
5:04
5:04
5:04
5:05
Today's sea temperature in Federal Point, Cape Fear River is
14.5° C
(Statistics for 07 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 22.5 max: 24.1 min: 20.8°C)
Issued (local time): 12 am Sunday 07 Dec 2025
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