Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
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603 FZUS52 KILM 170558 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 1258 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM AMZ200-171815- 1258 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025 .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles... Winds will ease today as high pressure builds in from the northwest. Benign conditions will last several days as this high moves offshore. $$ AMZ250-171815- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 1258 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 6 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 ft at 6 seconds, becoming S 1 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 1 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 ft, then 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 1 ft at 5 seconds, becoming S 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 1 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ AMZ252-171815- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm- 1258 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 ft at 5 seconds, becoming SW 1 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 ft at 6 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 1 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 6 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 1 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ AMZ254-171815- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 nm- 1258 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Seas 1 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 1 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 6 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 1 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ AMZ256-171815- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 nm- 1258 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds, becoming NE 1 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 1 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$