Coastal Waters Forecast
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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.

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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.

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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.

$$