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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
228 PM EDT FRI SEP 11 2026
SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 60 NM
AMZ200-120715-
228 PM EDT FRI SEP 11 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES...
A COLD FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS INLAND NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT,
THEN RETURN NORTH THIS WEEKEND. HUMID SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING
GOOD CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS WEEKEND. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT, FOLLOWED BY BREEZY
NORTHEAST WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
AMZ250-120715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
228 PM EDT FRI SEP 11 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
A CHANCE OF TSTMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ252-120715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
228 PM EDT FRI SEP 11 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND SW 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE
OF TSTMS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
A CHANCE OF TSTMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ254-120715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
228 PM EDT FRI SEP 11 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MON
NW WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ256-120715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT
20 NM-
228 PM EDT FRI SEP 11 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE
OF TSTMS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MON
W WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ280-120715-
WATERS FROM SURF CITY NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
228 PM EDT FRI SEP 11 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
LATE.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT
AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ284-120715-
WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET SC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
228 PM EDT FRI SEP 11 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS EARLY, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A
CHANCE OF TSTMS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
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. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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