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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
101 AM EST SUN JAN 25 2026
SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM
AMZ200-251915-
101 AM EST SUN JAN 25 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.
AMZ250-251915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
101 AM EST SUN JAN 25 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
REST OF TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN, THEN RAIN LIKELY LATE.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 6 FT AT
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS.
MON
NW WINDS 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING W
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ252-251915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
101 AM EST SUN JAN 25 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
REST OF TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN, THEN RAIN LIKELY LATE.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY
IN THE MORNING.
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
9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING W
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ254-251915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
101 AM EST SUN JAN 25 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
REST OF TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E
6 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN, THEN RAIN LIKELY LATE.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING W IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 5 FT AT
9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 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. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ256-251915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT
20 NM-
101 AM EST SUN JAN 25 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
REST OF TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
RAIN, THEN RAIN LIKELY LATE.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: E 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING E 5 FT AT
10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
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 E 5 FT AT
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 3 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. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND
SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 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 4 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
DCH
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