Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
824 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

AMZ200-080115-
824 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...
High pressure will gradually build in from the north bringing
onshore flow through Tuesday. Southerly flow returns late in the
period as another cold front approaches.

$$

AMZ250-080115-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
824 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 ft at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this morning.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms after
midnight.
.THU...SW winds 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ252-080115-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
824 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 ft at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this morning.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 8 seconds and NE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms after
midnight.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ254-080115-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
824 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this morning.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A
slight chance of showers after midnight.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the evening.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ256-080115-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
824 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of tstms early this morning. A slight
chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A
slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight.
.TUE...E winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
5 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A
slight chance of showers.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of
tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ280-080115-
Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
824 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 15 kt, increasing to 20 kt late this
morning and afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with
a slight chance of tstms.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E
6 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at
7 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of
tstms after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Showers likely with
a chance of tstms after midnight.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers
likely, mainly in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to
3 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ284-080115-
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
824 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at
5 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers early
this morning, then a slight chance of showers late.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A
slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft
at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms
in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E
6 ft at 8 seconds and NE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A
slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely
after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$