| 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: 253 AM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026 |  |
| Today: NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Tonight: E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 2 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. Wed: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Wed Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Thu: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Thu Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Fri: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Fri Night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms. Sat: SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. A chance of showers and tstms. Sat Night: SW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. A chance of showers and tstms. 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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