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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
132 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026
SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM
AMZ200-050715-
132 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW WITH INCREASING WINDS. ANOTHER ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL
BUILD INTO THE REGION THIS WEEKEND WITH BREEZY WINDS AND ELEVATED
SEAS.
AMZ250-050715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
132 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
RAIN EARLY, THEN RAIN LIKELY LATE WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
TONIGHT
W 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: SW 3 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 1 FT AT
6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
AMZ252-050715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
132 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN. PATCHY FOG
AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NE 3 FT AT
10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE
MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT
AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
AMZ254-050715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
132 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
RAIN EARLY, THEN RAIN LIKELY LATE.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING NW WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS
AND E 1 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY
1 TO 3 NM.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NE 3 FT AT
10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY
1 TO 3 NM IN THE MORNING.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING
NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
AMZ256-050715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT
20 NM-
132 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
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
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E
1 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING
NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 1 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
NE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
IGB
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