| NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 nm (AMZ254) Issued by: National Weather Service Wilmington, NC Last Update: 239 AM EDT Sun Mar 15 2026 | |
Rest Of Tonight: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds. Sun: E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds, becoming SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Sun Night: S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of tstms after midnight. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 nm, decreasing to 1 nm or less after midnight. Mon: S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: S 7 ft at 7 seconds, becoming S 9 ft at 8 seconds. Showers with tstms likely. Mon Night: W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave detail: S 8 ft at 8 seconds, becoming S 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 5 seconds. Showers with tstms likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Tue: NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Tue Night: NW winds 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wed: NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wed Night: NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Thu: NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Thu Night: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. winds and seas higher in and near tstms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 nm (AMZ254) | |
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