| 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: 606 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026 |  |
| Today: NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft this afternoon. wave detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop this afternoon. Tonight: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Thu: N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. Thu Night: S winds around 5 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. Fri: NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. Fri Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Sat: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Sat Night: S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Sun: S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Sun Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Showers likely with a chance of 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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