Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
778 FZUS52 KILM 270002 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 702 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM AMZ200-271315- 702 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles... A strong cold front will move across the waters tonight bringing much colder and drier weather Thanksgiving Day into the weekend. $$ AMZ250-271315- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 702 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ252-271315- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm- 702 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ254-271315- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 nm- 702 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and N 1 ft at 3 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ256-271315- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 nm- 702 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. $$