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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
231 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

AMZ200-170730-
231 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...
A weak front will move away from the area tonight. Another front
will move into the area by mid-week but relatively benign marine
conditions will continue.

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AMZ250-170730-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
231 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
8 seconds and E 1 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms
in the evening.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE
2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
evening.
.TUE...W winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-170730-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
231 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
1 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 4 seconds.
A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ254-170730-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
231 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
8 seconds and E 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
tstms in the evening.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE
2 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds
and E 1 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 ft at
5 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ256-170730-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
231 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
1 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
tstms in the evening.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ280-170730-
Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
231 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 ft at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the evening.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ284-170730-
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
231 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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