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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
537 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM
AMZ200-112315-
537 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES...
A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THROUGH THE WATERS THIS MORNING, WITH
INITIALLY WESTERLY WINDS INCREASING AND VEERING TO NORTHWESTERLY
THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN MOVE IN, LEADING TO
IMPROVED CONDITIONS BEFORE ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM AFFECTS THE WATERS
AROUND MIDWEEK.
AMZ250-112315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
537 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
TODAY
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS
UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
SE 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN THE EVENING, THEN
1 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS,
BECOMING W 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E
1 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
AMZ252-112315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
537 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
TODAY
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 1 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
SE 1 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 1 FT AT
3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
AMZ254-112315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
537 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
TODAY
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
NE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 1 FT AT
2 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FT
AT 5 SECONDS.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
AMZ256-112315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT
20 NM-
537 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
TODAY
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
NE 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NE 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FT
AT 8 SECONDS.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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