| 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: 1052 PM EDT Fri Sep 25 2026 |  |
Overnight: N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt late this evening, then 25 kt late. Seas 5 to 8 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. Wave detail: E 7 ft at 15 seconds and NW 4 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Sat: NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave detail: E 6 ft at 14 seconds and NW 4 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Sat Night: N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave detail: E 5 ft at 13 seconds and NW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Sun: W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 4 ft at 12 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Sun Night: W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. Mon: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Mon Night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Tue: NW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. Tue Night: S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. Wed: NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. Wed Night: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. | |
| Zone Forecast: S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM (AMZ158) | |
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