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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
632 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

AMZ200-211115-
632 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...
A pretty typical summertime pattern will prevail with no headlines
expected. A weak cold front will arrive near the coast this
weekend accompanied by increasing coverage of showers and
thunderstorms beginning Friday night. Thunderstorms should become
more scattered in coverage Monday and Tuesday as the front
weakens.

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AMZ250-211115-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
632 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at
8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening,
then showers likely with a chance of tstms after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. A chance of showers. A
chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-211115-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
632 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE
1 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE
1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at
9 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE
1 ft at 9 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ254-211115-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
632 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE
1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at
9 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE
1 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms, mainly in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ256-211115-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
632 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the morning,
then showers likely in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE
1 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms, mainly in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ280-211115-
Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
632 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
Showers likely with a chance of tstms after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Showers with a chance of
tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds.
A chance of tstms. Showers.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at
8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ284-211115-
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
632 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A
chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at
9 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers,
mainly in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S 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.

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