Coastal Waters Forecast for S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM (AMZ158) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM (AMZ158)
Issued by: National Weather Service Morehead City, NC
Last Update: 422 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2026
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Today: NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers until late afternoon.

Tonight: NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 2 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A slight chance of showers after midnight.

Wed: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.

Wed Night: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 3 to 4 ft near shore. Wave detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers.

Thu: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 3 to 4 ft near shore. Wave detail: SE 5 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning.

Thu Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 3 to 4 ft near shore. Wave detail: SE 5 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.

Fri: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.

Fri Night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.

Sat: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.

Sat Night: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.







Zone Forecast: S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM (AMZ158)

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