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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
633 PM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

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633 PM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...
Bermuda high pressure will remain across the area through Wednesday,
then will shift south late in the week. A cold front will approach
the waters this upcoming weekend.

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Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
633 PM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt, becoming W late. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 12 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
633 PM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 5 kt, becoming SE 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at
14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 12 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
633 PM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W late. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...W winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
633 PM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.WED...W winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
633 PM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A slight
chance of showers and tstms late this evening and overnight.
.TUE...N winds 5 kt, becoming E 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 14 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at
11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 10 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at
9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
633 PM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 12 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...S winds 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at
11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at
9 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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