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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
240 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 60 NM
AMZ200-240715-
240 PM 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.
AMZ250-240715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
240 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
THIS AFTERNOON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS
AND E 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
SUN
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS
AND NE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
AMZ252-240715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
240 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
THIS AFTERNOON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 11 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 8 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS
AND N 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
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 AND N 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS
AND NE 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
AMZ254-240715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
240 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
THIS AFTERNOON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
12 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
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.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
AMZ256-240715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT
20 NM-
240 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
THIS AFTERNOON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 6 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SUN
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 9 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
AMZ280-240715-
WATERS FROM SURF CITY NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
240 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
THIS AFTERNOON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 5 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND NE 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 9 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NE 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12
FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 11 FT AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUN
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NE
11 FT AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING NE 13 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT
4 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 13 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
MON
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
AMZ284-240715-
WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET SC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
240 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
THIS AFTERNOON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NE 4 FT AT
5 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: NE 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NE 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS,
BECOMING NE 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NE 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 11 FT AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 11 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS 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 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 13 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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