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 — and sunset is at 05:05 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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night
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night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
7:15PM1.11m
7:47AM1.33m
7:56PM1.10m
8:26AM1.31m
8:34PM1.08m
9:00AM1.28m
9:07PM1.07m
9:26AM1.26m
9:32PM1.06m
9:44AM1.26m
9:57PM1.08m
10:13AM1.26m
10:37PM1.10m
10:59AM1.25m
11:30PM1.13m
11:56AM1.23m
00:33AM1.17m
12:59PM1.21m
1:39AM1.21m
2:03PM1.17m
2:44AM1.26m
3:08PM1.14m
3:51AM1.30m
Low Tide
1:05PM0.02m
00:57AM-0.01m
1:49PM0.02m
1:38AM-0.02m
2:30PM0.02m
2:16AM-0.03m
3:09PM0.02m
2:53AM-0.04m
3:46PM0.02m
3:30AM-0.04m
4:21PM0.02m
4:08AM-0.03m
4:58PM0.01m
4:52AM-0.02m
5:38PM-0.01m
5:44AM0.01m
6:24PM-0.03m
6:48AM0.05m
7:18PM-0.05m
8:03AM0.06m
8:18PM-0.07m
9:16AM0.04m
9:20PM-0.10m
10:23AM0.00m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1
SE
5
2.5
SSE
8
2.2
SE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
12
1.2
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.4
E
9
1.2
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
ENE
4
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
SE
5
0.7
ESE
10
1.2
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
SE
45
SSW
30
SW
20
W
10
N
15
NE
10
ENE
10
SSE
15
WNW
10
N
25
N
30
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
N
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
E
10
NE
5
ENE
10
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
WSW
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
SE
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
 mm 
1
40
1
max°C
20
19
17
14
11
9
11
17
15
15
11
4
7
12
16
16
16
15
14
15
16
17
18
18
19
18
21
21
18
16
16
18
14
15
12
17
Moonrise
7:05
7:57
8:43
9:23
9:58
10:29
10:57
11:24
11:51
12:19
12:52
1:30
Moonset
3:46
4:35
5:29
6:29
7:30
8:33
9:35
10:37
11:39
12:44
1:51
3:03
Sunrise
7:11
7:11
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:15
7:16
7:16
7:16
Sunset
5:05
5:05
5:06
5:06
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:09
5:09
5:10
Today's sea temperature in Federal Point, Cape Fear River is
12.1° C
(Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 22.1 max: 23.7 min: 20.5°C)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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