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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
849 AM EDT Tue Oct 27 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

AMZ200-280115-
849 AM EDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...
Strong high pressure to the north will extend down the eastern
seaboard with hazardous marine conditions much of the week.

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AMZ250-280115-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
849 AM EDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at
4 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 8 seconds and NE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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AMZ252-280115-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
849 AM EDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.THU...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.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.

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AMZ254-280115-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
849 AM EDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt late
this morning. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at
5 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and NE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU 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 and NE
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.

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AMZ256-280115-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
849 AM EDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 ft at
5 seconds.
.THU...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.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at
5 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.

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AMZ280-280115-
Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
849 AM EDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.THU...NE winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 8 seconds and NE 6 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms after
midnight.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ284-280115-
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
849 AM EDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 9 seconds and NE 3 ft at
6 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU...NE winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of
showers. A slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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