Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
613 AM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

AMZ200-032315-
613 AM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...
Canadian high pressure will build southward from the Great Lakes
today and Thursday, reaching the coast on Friday. Winds will turn
southerly this weekend behind the high.

$$

AMZ250-032315-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
613 AM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 10 seconds.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming E in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

$$

AMZ252-032315-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
613 AM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 10 seconds and E
1 ft at 3 seconds.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming E in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 2 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers after
midnight.

$$

AMZ254-032315-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
613 AM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 2 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

$$

AMZ256-032315-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
613 AM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 kt late. Gusts
up to 30 kt, decreasing to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.

$$

AMZ280-032315-
Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
613 AM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026

.TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: NE 9 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NE 9 ft
at 10 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E
6 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN 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.

$$

AMZ284-032315-
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
613 AM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026

.TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: NE 9 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: NE 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at
9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$