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 07:13 AM and sunset is at 05:07 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 19°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed morning).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Sat
3
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
9:45AM1.44m
10:11PM1.12m
10:28AM1.41m
11:01PM1.16m
11:14AM1.38m
11:53PM1.22m
12:02PM1.34m
00:48AM1.29m
12:56PM1.29m
1:48AM1.37m
1:57PM1.24m
2:49AM1.45m
3:00PM1.21m
3:47AM1.54m
3:59PM1.19m
4:44AM1.62m
5:00PM1.19m
5:41AM1.67m
6:00PM1.21m
6:37AM1.71m
6:55PM1.25m
7:27AM1.73m
Low Tide
4:19PM0.12m
4:08AM0.15m
5:01PM0.09m
4:58AM0.16m
5:43PM0.07m
5:52AM0.18m
6:28PM0.05m
6:54AM0.20m
7:21PM0.03m
8:04AM0.19m
8:18PM-0.00m
9:10AM0.16m
9:14PM-0.04m
10:11AM0.11m
10:08PM-0.08m
11:10AM0.07m
11:03PM-0.10m
12:07PM0.03m
00:00AM-0.12m
1:02PM-0.01m
00:55AM-0.14m
1:52PM-0.04m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
1
ENE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
ESE
10
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
W
4
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
4
0.2
E
8
0.8
WSW
4
1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.2
SSW
7
1
E
6
1
N
4
0.7
NNW
3
0.5
NE
6
0.3
ESE
11
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
SW
15
WSW
10
N
25
ENE
15
ENE
20
WSW
15
W
5
S
10
ESE
20
SW
20
SW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
NNW
35
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
5
WNW
 mm 
max°C
18
18
15
19
18
18
19
22
21
13
18
18
19
19
18
19
20
19
9
9
4
1
3
1
4
6
8
10
13
13
0
1
-2
2
4
Moonrise
9:59
10:29
10:57
11:24
11:51
12:20
12:52
1:31
2:18
3:15
4:22
5:35
Moonset
8:33
9:35
10:37
11:40
12:44
1:52
3:03
4:18
5:33
6:43
7:43
Sunrise
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:15
7:15
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
Sunset
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:08
5:09
5:10
5:10
5:12
5:13
5:14
5:15
5:15
Today's sea temperature in Southport, Cape Fear River is
11.5° C
(Statistics for 23 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 21.7 max: 23.5 min: 20.1°C)
Issued (local time): 12 am Tuesday 23 Dec 2025
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