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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
556 AM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

AMZ200-012315-
556 AM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...
Building high pressure to the north will bring breezy conditions
through Monday and an extended period of elevated easterly swell
through middle of next week.

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AMZ250-012315-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
556 AM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
rain after midnight.
.THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of rain
in the evening.

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AMZ252-012315-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
556 AM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
rain after midnight.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of tstms in
the morning. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain
in the evening.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ254-012315-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
556 AM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain
after midnight.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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AMZ256-012315-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
556 AM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of rain
after midnight.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing
to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at
8 seconds.
.WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain
after midnight.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 3 to
5 ft.

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AMZ280-012315-
Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
556 AM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of rain late
this morning and early afternoon. A chance of rain late.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 7 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of rain. A chance of tstms
after midnight.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain likely, mainly
in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. A chance of
rain.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ284-012315-
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
556 AM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

.TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E
6 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of rain early this afternoon.
A chance of rain late.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
rain.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft
at 8 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 8 seconds.
A chance of rain, mainly in the evening.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of
rain after midnight.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of tstms in
the morning. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of
rain in the evening.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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