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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
908 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM
AMZ200-250230-
908 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES...
A COASTAL FRONT WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY
WHILE STRONG HIGH PRESSURE MAINTAINS COLD AIR ON NORTH-NORTHEAST
WINDS. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY ALONG THE COASTAL
FRONT WHILE MOVING NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
MONDAY. A SERIES OF ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL FOLLOW AND
AFFECT THE AREA WATERS THROUGHOUT THE UPCOMING WEEK.
AMZ250-250230-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
908 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
REST OF TODAY
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 7 FT
AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING W IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS
AND NE 1 FT AT 5 SECONDS. RAIN. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS. RAIN.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ252-250230-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
908 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
REST OF TODAY
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT
LATE THIS MORNING, THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
E 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NE 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: E 7 FT
AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND
SE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE
MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS. RAIN.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ254-250230-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
908 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
REST OF TODAY
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NE 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: E 7 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND E 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT
AT 10 SECONDS AND E 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE
MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 5 FT AT
10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. RAIN.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ256-250230-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT
20 NM-
908 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
REST OF TODAY
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING W
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 7 FT
AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. RAIN.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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