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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
847 AM EDT MON MAY 25 2026
SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 60 NM
AMZ200-260130-
847 AM EDT MON MAY 25 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES...
BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED WELL OFFSHORE WILL RIDGE ACROSS
THE CAROLINAS MUCH OF THIS WEEK. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL BE
GREATEST DURING OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS EACH DAY.
AMZ250-260130-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
847 AM EDT MON MAY 25 2026
REST OF TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT
9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT
9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E
1 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE
EVENING.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ252-260130-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
847 AM EDT MON MAY 25 2026
REST OF TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT
8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT
7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY. A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS
IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ254-260130-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
847 AM EDT MON MAY 25 2026
REST OF TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT
8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E
1 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE
EVENING.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ256-260130-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT
20 NM-
847 AM EDT MON MAY 25 2026
REST OF TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
E 1 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT
9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT
8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ280-260130-
WATERS FROM SURF CITY NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
847 AM EDT MON MAY 25 2026
REST OF TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT
8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE
EVENING.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ284-260130-
WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET SC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
847 AM EDT MON MAY 25 2026
REST OF TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT
9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, 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 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT
8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 9 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.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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