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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
234 AM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 60 NM
AMZ200-231915-
234 AM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTH INTO MID NEXT WEEK WHILE LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPS NEAR THE BAHAMAS THIS WEEKEND. HAZARDOUS MARINE
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP STARTING TONIGHT.
AMZ250-231915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
234 AM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E
7 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E
8 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUN
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
AMZ252-231915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
234 AM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND N 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND N 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NE 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: E
9 FT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING NE 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND N 1 FT AT
3 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 9 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND N 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
AMZ254-231915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
234 AM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND N 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND N 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
AMZ256-231915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT
20 NM-
234 AM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT
AT 12 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING E 6 FT AT
6 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
SUN
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. GUSTS UP TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. GUSTS UP TO 40 KT IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
AMZ280-231915-
WATERS FROM SURF CITY NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
234 AM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE
7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 10 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 11 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 11 FT AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
SUN
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 12 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SHOWERS LIKELY.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ284-231915-
WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET SC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
234 AM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO
6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS,
BECOMING NE 9 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 11 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 11 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 12 FT AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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