Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
314 FZUS52 KILM 291749 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 1249 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM AMZ200-300700- 1249 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025 .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles... High pressure will move off the coast Sunday. The next cold front will arrive Sunday night before stalling off the coast. Low pressure will develop on this boundary Tuesday bringing advisory- worthy wind and seas. $$ AMZ250-300700- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 1249 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 1 ft at 3 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms after midnight. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of tstms in the morning. Showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of rain in the evening. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ252-300700- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm- 1249 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds. Showers likely after midnight. .TUE...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of tstms in the morning. Showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of rain in the evening. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ254-300700- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 nm- 1249 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds. Showers likely after midnight. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of tstms in the morning. Showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ256-300700- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 nm- 1249 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 4 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. Showers likely after midnight. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of tstms in the morning. Showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$