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: 247 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026
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Rest Of Tonight: SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers.

Sat: 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 SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers and tstms.

Sat Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight.

Sun: 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 SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers and tstms.

Sun Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. A chance of tstms. Showers likely.

Mon: N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers.

Mon Night: NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers in the evening.

Tue: NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.

Tue Night: E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight.

Wed: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.

Wed Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 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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