Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC

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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1240 PM EST Thu Nov 13 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

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1240 PM EST Thu Nov 13 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
Conditions will remain benign through the end of the week. Winds
increase Saturday night into Sunday ahead of a weak surface
trough.

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Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
1240 PM EST Thu Nov 13 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW
1 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after midnight.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
1240 PM EST Thu Nov 13 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW
1 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
1240 PM EST Thu Nov 13 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW
1 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE
1 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at
8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds
and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
1240 PM EST Thu Nov 13 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W late. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW
1 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE
2 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at
8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at
9 seconds.
.SUN...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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