| 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: 306 AM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026 |  |
| Today: Light and variable winds, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop. Tonight: SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. Fri: NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. Fri Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 2 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Sat: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Sat Night: SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Sun: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Sun Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Mon: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Mon Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 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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