| 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: 727 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026 |  |
| Tonight: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Mon: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. Mon Night: SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Tue: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 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 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Showers with a chance of tstms. Wed: W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 3 to 4 ft near shore. Wave detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. Showers likely in the morning. Wed Night: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Thu: N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. Thu Night: E winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. Fri: NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. Fri Night: SE 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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