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Wilmington, NC Local Forecast Office

2NM NNW Sunset Nearshore Buoy MR

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
S 18kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
WSW 16kt
3-4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Columbus Day
W 13kt
2-3ft
Monday Night
NNW 6kt⇓
1-2ft
Tuesday
NNE 6kt
1ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
1ft
Wednesday
SW 7kt
1ft
Wednesday Night
SSW 6kt
1ft
Thursday
⇑S 8kt
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 6:00 am EDT Oct 11, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7am EDT Oct 11, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 17, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

S wind 13 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Seas around 4 ft.

Tonight

WSW wind 14 to 16 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Columbus Day

W wind 11 to 13 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Monday Night

NNW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

NNE wind around 6 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Clear. Seas around 1 ft.

Wednesday

W wind 5 to 7 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Wednesday Night

SSW wind around 6 kt becoming WSW after midnight. Clear. Seas around 1 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.