| 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: 330 AM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026 |  |
| Today: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late. Tonight: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Fri: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. Fri Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. Sat: NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. Sat Night: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers in the evening. Sun: E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Sun Night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Mon: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Mon Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate 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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