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 05:01 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Icy conditions (max 12°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 20°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sat
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
PM
night
AM
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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night
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night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
8:50PM1.27m
9:22AM1.70m
9:46PM1.25m
10:17AM1.63m
10:45PM1.24m
11:11AM1.54m
11:44PM1.24m
12:05PM1.45m
00:42AM1.25m
1:00PM1.35m
1:42AM1.26m
1:57PM1.27m
2:40AM1.30m
2:53PM1.21m
3:33AM1.34m
3:45PM1.16m
4:22AM1.37m
4:36PM1.12m
5:11AM1.40m
5:25PM1.09m
5:57AM1.42m
6:12PM1.08m
6:40AM1.44m
Low Tide
2:58PM-0.06m
2:52AM-0.12m
3:51PM-0.04m
3:48AM-0.06m
4:44PM-0.02m
4:46AM0.01m
5:36PM0.00m
5:43AM0.09m
6:28PM0.03m
6:44AM0.16m
7:23PM0.05m
7:50AM0.21m
8:19PM0.07m
8:54AM0.23m
9:11PM0.08m
9:51AM0.22m
9:57PM0.09m
10:43AM0.21m
10:41PM0.10m
11:33AM0.20m
11:25PM0.11m
12:21PM0.19m
00:08AM0.12m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1.1
NE
5
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
E
9
1
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
9
1.1
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.5
SSE
6
0.9
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSE
5
1.1
SW
4
1.5
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.3
SE
10
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
1.1
SE
5
mod rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
mod rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
 km/h
15
W
15
NNW
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
15
NNE
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
10
WNW
10
SW
20
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
25
NNE
10
N
40
W
40
NW
30
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
30
NNW
20
N
20
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
SE
 mm 
9
8
2
1
4
max°C
7
7
10
11
12
7
3
0
5
7
9
13
14
14
14
15
18
18
18
9
10
12
-5
2
3
4
4
4
-4
0
2
5
8
11
18
20
Moonrise
6:50
8:03
9:14
10:20
11:23
12:22
1:20
2:16
3:13
4:11
5:10
6:08
Moonset
10:00
10:44
11:19
11:49
12:16
12:40
1:05
1:30
1:57
2:28
3:04
Sunrise
7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:11
7:11
Sunset
5:01
5:01
5:02
5:02
5:02
5:02
5:02
5:04
5:04
5:04
5:04
5:05
Today's sea temperature in Southport, Cape Fear River is
14.0° C
(Statistics for 06 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 22.6 max: 24.1 min: 20.8°C)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Saturday 06 Dec 2025
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