Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
708 PM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

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708 PM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...
High pressure to the northeast will slowly shift farther offshore
ahead of a storm system moving into the area midweek.

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AMZ250-041315-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
708 PM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt early this
evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in
the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-041315-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
708 PM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in
the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ254-041315-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
708 PM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt early this
evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 8 seconds.
.THU...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at
8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
10 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the
morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ256-041315-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
708 PM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt early this
evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 8 seconds.
.THU...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in
the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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-
708 PM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt early this
evening. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. A
slight chance of showers.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in
the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in
the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of tstms in the
evening. A chance of showers.
.SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ284-041315-
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
708 PM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
showers late.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
5 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms after
midnight.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in
the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
4 to 5 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

IGB