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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
803 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

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803 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...
A cold front will stall across inland North Carolina tonight,
then return north this weekend. Humid southwest winds will bring
good chances for showers and thunderstorms this weekend. A cold
front will move through Monday night, followed by breezy
northeast winds and building seas through Tuesday night.

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AMZ250-121245-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
803 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms, mainly in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms
after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers.
A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers, mainly
in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
803 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
803 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
tstms late.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at
4 seconds and E 1 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms
after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms, mainly in the evening.
.MON...NW winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
803 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ280-121245-
Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
803 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms late this evening and early morning. A chance of
showers and tstms late.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft
at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of tstms. A chance
of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the morning,
then a slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to
3 to 5 ft after midnight.
.TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ284-121245-
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
803 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 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 this evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after
midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. A
chance of tstms, mainly in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...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 chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms
after midnight.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms, mainly in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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