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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
617 AM EST TUE FEB 10 2026
SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM
AMZ200-110030-
617 AM EST TUE FEB 10 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES...
OFFSHORE HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF
A COLD FRONT INTO WEDNESDAY. SEA FOG IS POSSIBLE MAINLY TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT, BRINGING
A PERIOD OF OFFSHORE FLOW IN ITS WAKE.
AMZ250-110030-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
617 AM EST TUE FEB 10 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 1 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
AMZ252-110030-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
617 AM EST TUE FEB 10 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM, DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND N
1 FT AT 3 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO
3 NM.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 1 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE EVENING.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
AMZ254-110030-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
617 AM EST TUE FEB 10 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND N
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE EVENING.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 1 FT
AT 5 SECONDS.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE EVENING.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
AMZ256-110030-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT
20 NM-
617 AM EST TUE FEB 10 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
12 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND W
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
S 1 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 1 FT
AT 5 SECONDS.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE EVENING.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
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