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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
612 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

AMZ200-262315-
612 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...
A nearly stationary front along the coast will gradually move
offshore today. Benign marine conditions through early Tuesday
with varying wind direction. Increasing SW winds and seas late
Tuesday ahead of an approaching front before improving during the
day Wednesday.

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AMZ250-262315-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
612 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE late. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
tstms after midnight.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the
evening.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms in the evening.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-262315-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
612 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE late. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
tstms.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to
3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ254-262315-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
612 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE this afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds.
A chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
tstms.
.MON...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ256-262315-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
612 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ280-262315-
Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
612 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning and early afternoon, then becoming NE late. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at
4 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW
5 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds, becoming SW 6 ft at
6 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ284-262315-
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
612 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E late. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 ft at 4 seconds. A
chance of showers. A chance of tstms until late afternoon, then a
slight chance of tstms late.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at
8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms, mainly in the evening.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at
4 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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IGB