| 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: 230 PM EDT Sat Jun 20 2026 | |
| Tonight: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Sun: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Sun Night: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Mon: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Mon Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Tue: SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. Tue Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A chance of showers. Wed: NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Wed Night: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. Thu: SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms. Thu Night: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. 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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