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 08:10 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm air temperatures (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm air temperatures (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wed
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
5:38PM1.54m
5:54AM1.30m
6:33PM1.64m
6:50AM1.29m
7:26PM1.71m
7:44AM1.29m
8:17PM1.75m
8:35AM1.28m
9:06PM1.75m
9:25AM1.26m
9:56PM1.71m
10:18AM1.24m
10:50PM1.64m
11:16AM1.22m
11:44PM1.57m
12:14PM1.20m
00:38AM1.49m
1:10PM1.20m
1:31AM1.40m
2:08PM1.21m
2:26AM1.32m
3:06PM1.24m
3:22AM1.26m
Low Tide
11:12AM-0.07m
11:57PM0.04m
12:02PM-0.12m
00:54AM-0.01m
12:53PM-0.15m
1:50AM-0.04m
1:44PM-0.16m
2:42AM-0.06m
2:35PM-0.16m
3:33AM-0.05m
3:26PM-0.12m
4:26AM-0.03m
4:20PM-0.07m
5:19AM-0.00m
5:16PM-0.01m
6:12AM0.02m
6:13PM0.06m
7:03AM0.05m
7:09PM0.13m
7:56AM0.08m
8:10PM0.19m
8:51AM0.09m
9:15PM0.22m
9:44AM0.09m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.7
ESE
9.0
0.7
SSE
6.0
0.6
ENE
5.0
0.4
ESE
9.0
0.4
SE
9.0
0.4
SE
9.0
0.4
SE
9.0
0.5
SSE
4.0
0.7
S
5.0
1.3
ENE
5.0
1.4
E
8.0
1.1
E
7.0
1.1
ESE
5.0
1.1
SE
5.0
0.9
ESE
7.0
0.7
ESE
7.0
0.8
E
5.0
0.7
SE
7.0
0.6
ESE
8.0
0.5
ESE
8.0
0.6
ESE
8.0
0.8
SSW
4.0
1.3
SSW
6.0
1.4
S
6.0
1.5
S
6.0
1.8
S
7.0
1.8
S
7.0
1.7
SSE
7.0
2
S
8.0
1.4
S
7.0
1.5
SSE
8.0
1.1
SSE
8.0
0.9
SSE
8.0
0.9
SE
8.0
0.9
SE
8.0
0.7
SE
8.0
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
20
SW
15
N
15
NE
10
SSW
10
S
5
NE
10
ESE
15
SSW
15
NNE
35
NE
25
ENE
25
E
25
SE
20
S
15
NNW
5
W
20
NNE
15
ENE
10
SE
10
S
20
SW
10
S
30
SW
30
SW
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
10
NNW
5
NNE
15
S
10
S
10
S
 mm 
1
1
6
4
6
3
1
1
3
7
5
7
6
5
6
max°C
25
23
20
23
23
23
22
24
20
19
21
22
24
24
21
25
24
21
23
23
27
27
26
27
27
26
25
25
24
25
26
26
26
26
25
26
Moonrise
3:26
3:57
4:32
5:14
6:05
7:04
8:11
9:21
10:30
11:35
12:36
1:34
2:30
Moonset
4:26
5:39
6:55
8:12
9:26
10:33
11:28
12:12
12:48
1:19
1:45
2:09
Sunrise
6:05
6:05
6:03
6:03
6:03
6:03
6:01
6:01
6:01
6:01
6:01
6:01
Sunset
8:10
8:12
8:13
8:13
8:14
8:15
8:15
8:15
8:16
8:16
8:17
8:17
Today's sea temperature in Southport, Cape Fear River is 24.3 °C (Statistics for 23 May 1981-2005 – mean: 24.7 max: 26.5 min: 23.4°C)
Issued (local time): 1 pm Friday 23 May 2025
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