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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
223 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026
SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 60 NM
AMZ200-230715-
223 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES...
BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS MAINLY 15
KT OR LESS AND SEAS UP TO 5 FT.
AMZ250-230715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
223 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT
AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF
TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ252-230715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
223 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS EARLY.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
E 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN
THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ254-230715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
223 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A
CHANCE OF TSTMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MON
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ256-230715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT
20 NM-
223 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
E 1 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E
1 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A
CHANCE OF TSTMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MON
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ280-230715-
WATERS FROM SURF CITY NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
223 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY,
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY. A CHANCE OF TSTMS, MAINLY IN THE
EVENING.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY,
MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ284-230715-
WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET SC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
223 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,
THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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