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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
645 PM EST SUN JAN 25 2026
SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM
AMZ200-261215-
645 PM 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 LINE OF SHOWERS WILL APPROACH THE COASTAL WATERS OVERNIGHT,
MAINTAINING BREEZY CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. COLD AIR
ADVECTION ON MONDAY WILL MAINTAIN GUSTY WINDS THROUGH TOMORROW
NIGHT. THEREAFTER, A SERIES OF ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL
FOLLOW AND AFFECT THE AREA WATERS THROUGHOUT THE UPCOMING WEEK.
AMZ250-261215-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
645 PM EST SUN JAN 25 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: SE 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF TSTMS LATE THIS EVENING. RAIN LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
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
9 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND NE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ252-261215-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
645 PM EST SUN JAN 25 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG EARLY THIS EVENING. PATCHY FOG LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY
MORNING. PATCHY FOG LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS
EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS LATE THIS EVENING. RAIN
LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM LATE THIS EVENING
AND EARLY MORNING, DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E
3 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 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
NE 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ254-261215-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
645 PM EST SUN JAN 25 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT LATE THIS
EVENING, THEN BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG EARLY THIS EVENING. PATCHY FOG
LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. PATCHY FOG LATE. A CHANCE OF
RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS EVENING.
RAIN LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM, DECREASING
TO 1 NM OR LESS LATE.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 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: W 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND
NE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E
1 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ256-261215-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT
20 NM-
645 PM EST SUN JAN 25 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG EARLY THIS EVENING. PATCHY FOG LATE THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF TSTMS THIS EVENING. RAIN LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. VSBY
1 TO 3 NM.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NE 4 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: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND
SW 1 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E
2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
E 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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