


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
656 FZUS52 KILM 081022 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 622 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM AMZ200-082315- 622 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles... A cold front crosses the waters this evening, followed by several days of hazardous marine conditions as high pressure builds off to the north. $$ AMZ250-082315- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 622 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this morning. A slight chance of showers this afternoon. A slight chance of tstms late. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds, becoming E 5 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 6 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ252-082315- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm- 622 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this morning. A slight chance of showers late. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ254-082315- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 nm- 622 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers late. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds, becoming E 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ256-082315- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 nm- 622 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 5 kt, becoming SE 5 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers late. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .FRI...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. .SAT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$