Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
232 FZUS52 KILM 070910 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 510 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM AMZ200-072215- 510 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles... High pressure will gradually build in from the north bringing onshore flow through Tuesday. Southerly flow returns late in the period as another cold front approaches. $$ AMZ250-072215- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 510 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this morning. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .THU...SW winds 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ252-072215- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM- 510 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this morning, then a slight chance of showers late this morning and early afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ254-072215- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 NM- 510 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this morning, then a slight chance of showers late this morning and early afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ256-072215- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 NM- 510 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of tstms this morning. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...E winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ280-072215- Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM- 510 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms after midnight. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms after midnight. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ284-072215- Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from 20 to 60 NM- 510 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of tstms this morning. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$