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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
605 AM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

AMZ200-272315-
605 AM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...
Gradually improving marine weather conditions are expected as
the nor`easter off the Mid Atlantic coast moves farther away from
the Carolinas. Dry weather and light to moderate winds are
expected this week.

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AMZ250-272315-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
605 AM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W with gusts up to 20 kt
this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at
11 seconds and W 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 ft
at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 1 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at
4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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AMZ252-272315-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
605 AM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W early this afternoon,
then increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
E 3 ft at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at
10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 ft at
4 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 5 kt, becoming SE 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at
4 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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AMZ254-272315-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
605 AM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W this afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
4 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at
4 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 1 ft.
Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at
4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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AMZ256-272315-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
605 AM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W this afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 12 seconds and NW 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
3 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 5 kt, becoming S 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 1 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at
5 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...E winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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AMZ280-272315-
Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
605 AM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W
with gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 4 ft at 12 seconds and NW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and E
3 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds
and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
10 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.WED...E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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AMZ284-272315-
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
605 AM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt late this
morning, then becoming W early this afternoon, increasing to
10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at
12 seconds and NW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 5 kt, becoming NE 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
10 seconds and SW 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.WED...E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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