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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
243 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM
AMZ200-190715-
243 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES...
BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT. A QUICK MOVING COLD FRONT WILL PUSH
OFF THE COAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST
WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT MON NIGHT
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN THRU TUE. THE HIGH
WILL SLIDE OVERHEAD THEN OFFSHORE FROM THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST BY
MID-WEEK.
AMZ250-190715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
243 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 KT, BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO
25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 1 FT AT
5 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ252-190715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
243 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 KT, BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO
25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 1 FT AT
5 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
AMZ254-190715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
243 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 KT, BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
W 1 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
AMZ256-190715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT
20 NM-
243 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 KT, BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO
25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING E IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
AMZ280-190715-
WATERS FROM SURF CITY NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
243 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 KT, BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO
30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NE 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 1 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ284-190715-
WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET SC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
243 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS
AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS
AND E 1 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE
EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
NW 1 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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