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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
530 PM EST Sat Jan 3 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

AMZ200-041115-
530 PM EST Sat Jan 3 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
Weak low pressure will pass just south of the area tonight. High
pressure will then return through middle of the new week with
generally benign conditions expected.

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AMZ250-041115-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
530 PM EST Sat Jan 3 2026

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds.
Rain likely early this evening, then a slight chance of rain late
this evening.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at
5 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 ft at
7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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AMZ252-041115-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
530 PM EST Sat Jan 3 2026

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
A chance of rain early this evening, then a slight chance of rain
late this evening.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at
4 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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AMZ254-041115-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
530 PM EST Sat Jan 3 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain early
this evening, then a slight chance of rain late this evening.
.SUN...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: NE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SW 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 ft
in the evening, then 1 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds,
becoming E 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 1 ft,
then 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 1 ft at 7 seconds,
becoming S 1 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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AMZ256-041115-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
530 PM EST Sat Jan 3 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain early
this evening.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at
6 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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