| 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: 730 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026 |  |
Tonight: W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt late this evening, then becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave detail: SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 ft at 3 seconds, becoming S 5 ft at 7 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy late this evening, then diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. Tstms likely with a chance of showers early this evening. Wed: N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. Wed Night: E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. Thu: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Thu Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Fri: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 2 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Fri Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Sat: SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Sat Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Sun: W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. Sun Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light 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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