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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
229 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

AMZ200-160715-
229 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...
Northeasterly winds remain elevated through Wednesday as high
pressure builds into the Carolinas. Winds weaken late this week
and begin a gradual onshore shift, but flip back to the east and
northeast this weekend.

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AMZ250-160715-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
229 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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AMZ252-160715-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
229 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds and E
1 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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AMZ254-160715-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
229 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
7 seconds and E 1 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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AMZ256-160715-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
229 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
7 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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AMZ280-160715-
Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
229 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft
at 7 seconds.
.WED 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 and E
1 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers.

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AMZ284-160715-
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
229 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 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 6 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft
at 7 seconds.
.WED 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 and E
1 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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IGB