| 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: 350 PM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026 |  |
Tonight: S winds around 5 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. Tue: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. Tue Night: SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds, becoming SW 6 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of tstms. Showers likely. Wed: W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds, becoming SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms in the morning. Wed Night: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and NE 1 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Thu: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 ft at 2 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Thu Night: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Fri: NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. Fri Night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Sat: S winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. Sat Night: S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers after midnight. 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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