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 05:08 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tue
6
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
Wave Height Map
High Tide
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
7:47PM1.28m
8:15AM1.71m
8:37PM1.30m
9:03AM1.66m
9:29PM1.31m
9:53AM1.58m
Low Tide
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
1:48AM-0.13m
2:41PM-0.06m
2:39AM-0.09m
3:30PM-0.06m
3:32AM-0.04m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.9
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
11
0.8
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.7
N
3
0.5
W
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
E
9
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
S
5
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
4
1
ENE
5
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
6
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
20
SW
10
N
25
ENE
15
NE
15
SW
10
NW
10
ESE
20
NE
15
NE
5
ENE
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
NNE
5
ENE
5
S
15
WSW
15
SW
20
W
10
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
W
 mm 
1
2
2
2
max°C
20
20
14
17
18
20
19
13
14
17
19
18
18
14
6
7
4
8
11
10
9
10
12
13
14
14
9
12
12
13
13
15
15
15
12
15
Moonrise
11:24
11:51
12:20
12:52
1:31
2:18
3:15
4:22
5:35
6:49
8:00
Moonset
10:37
11:40
12:44
1:52
3:03
4:18
5:33
6:43
7:43
8:33
9:13
9:47
Sunrise
7:15
7:15
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
Sunset
5:08
5:08
5:09
5:10
5:10
5:12
5:13
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:16
Today's sea temperature in Southport, Cape Fear River is
11.7° C
(Statistics for 25 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 21.7 max: 23.7 min: 20.1°C)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Thursday 25 Dec 2025
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