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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
845 PM EST THU JAN 15 2026
SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM
AMZ200-161430-
845 PM EST THU JAN 15 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES...
GUSTY WINDS WILL REQUIRE HEADLINES THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE THEY
START TO ABATE AFTER MIDNIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL CROSS
THE REGION LATE THIS WEEKEND, KEEPING THE STRONG WINDS AROUND INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
AMZ250-161430-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
845 PM EST THU JAN 15 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY
OVERNIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE
THIS EVENING, THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
6 SECONDS.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS
AND SW 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING
NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND NW 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
AMZ252-161430-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
845 PM EST THU JAN 15 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY
OVERNIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE
THIS EVENING, THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND N 1 FT AT
4 SECONDS.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND N 1 FT AT
4 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND N 1 FT AT
4 SECONDS.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 1 FT AT
2 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE
OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
AMZ254-161430-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
845 PM EST THU JAN 15 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY
OVERNIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 1 FT AT
6 SECONDS.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND
SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
AMZ256-161430-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT
20 NM-
845 PM EST THU JAN 15 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY
OVERNIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 1 FT AT
2 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE
OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT
AT 3 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 5 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
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