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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
236 PM EDT Sun Oct 25 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

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236 PM EDT Sun Oct 25 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...
Strong high pressure to the north will prevail resulting in
hazardous marine conditions much of the time through mid week.

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AMZ250-260715-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
236 PM EDT Sun Oct 25 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at
4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 9 seconds and
NE 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
5 ft at 10 seconds and E 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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AMZ252-260715-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
236 PM EDT Sun Oct 25 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 8 seconds and NE 3 ft at
4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 9 seconds and NE 3 ft at 5 seconds,
becoming E 7 ft at 9 seconds and NE 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 9 seconds and
NE 4 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
5 ft at 10 seconds and NE 4 ft at 5 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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AMZ254-260715-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
236 PM EDT Sun Oct 25 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at
4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft
at 9 seconds and NE 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds
and E 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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AMZ256-260715-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
236 PM EDT Sun Oct 25 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 10 seconds
and E 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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AMZ280-260715-
Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
236 PM EDT Sun Oct 25 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NE 11 ft at 9 seconds. A slight
chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft. Wave Detail: NE 11 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the evening.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: NE 10 ft at 10 seconds and NE 6 ft at
7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NE 9 ft at 10 seconds and NE 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 10 seconds and E 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A chance of
showers.
.THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. A chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of
showers.

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AMZ284-260715-
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
236 PM EDT Sun Oct 25 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NE 10 ft at 8 seconds. A slight
chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft. Wave Detail: NE 11 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the evening.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: NE 10 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at
5 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft
at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E
6 ft at 10 seconds and E 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A chance of
showers.
.THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of
showers.

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