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 07:28 AM and sunset is at 07:15 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
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
1:41PM1.05m
2:23AM1.28m
2:42PM1.02m
3:24AM1.27m
3:45PM1.01m
4:21AM1.29m
4:42PM1.05m
5:14AM1.31m
5:35PM1.09m
6:03AM1.34m
6:25PM1.17m
6:50AM1.37m
7:11PM1.26m
7:32AM1.40m
7:53PM1.35m
8:11AM1.42m
8:32PM1.44m
8:48AM1.42m
9:12PM1.52m
9:27AM1.40m
9:55PM1.58m
10:11AM1.36m
10:43PM1.60m
11:01AM1.30m
11:38PM1.59m
11:57AM1.25m
00:36AM1.57m
12:56PM1.20m
Low Tide
7:47AM0.27m
7:45PM0.20m
8:50AM0.31m
8:48PM0.23m
9:53AM0.30m
9:52PM0.22m
10:48AM0.27m
10:47PM0.20m
11:37AM0.23m
11:38PM0.16m
12:23PM0.17m
00:27AM0.12m
1:05PM0.11m
1:15AM0.07m
1:44PM0.05m
2:00AM0.02m
2:21PM-0.01m
2:43AM-0.01m
2:58PM-0.06m
3:28AM-0.03m
3:37PM-0.09m
4:16AM-0.03m
4:21PM-0.10m
5:08AM-0.01m
5:10PM-0.09m
6:03AM0.03m
6:04PM-0.05m
7:00AM0.08m
7:01PM-0.01m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
1
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
SE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.4
SSE
8
1
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
S
4
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
heavy rain
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
NNW
20
NNE
15
E
10
SW
15
WSW
5
NNW
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
NNE
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
S
15
WSW
15
W
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
 mm 
1
4
1
3
15
11
3
3
2
max°C
21
23
23
22
22
22
20
20
6
10
14
15
15
17
19
21
20
21
19
19
18
2
7
6
5
8
11
11
13
13
11
14
14
16
18
17
18
23
21
20
23
20
21
22
21
21
22
Moonrise
1:36
2:32
3:25
4:12
4:53
5:29
6:01
6:30
6:58
7:26
7:56
8:29
9:07
9:53
10:47
11:50
Moonset
11:14
12:01
12:55
1:54
2:55
3:59
5:03
6:08
7:13
8:20
9:29
10:41
11:55
1:07
2:14
Sunrise
7:28
7:28
7:26
7:24
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:20
7:18
7:16
7:16
7:15
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:09
Sunset
7:15
7:15
7:16
7:16
7:17
7:19
7:20
7:21
7:21
7:22
7:22
7:23
7:23
7:24
7:25
7:27
Today's sea temperature in Southport, Cape Fear River is
12.8° C
(Statistics for 10 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 20.7 max: 22.7 min: 18.6°C)
Issued (local time): 1 am Tuesday 10 Mar 2026
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