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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
230 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

AMZ200-270715-
230 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...
Benign marine conditions through early Tuesday with varying wind
direction. Increasing SW winds and seas late Tuesday ahead of an
approaching front before improving during the day Wednesday will
be followed by a return of benign conditions for late week.

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AMZ250-270715-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
230 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
7 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A
slight chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers likely.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-270715-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
230 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.
.MON...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 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 afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at
8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 kt, becoming SE 5 kt after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ254-270715-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
230 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.
.MON...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 in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at
8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ256-270715-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
230 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 2 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms
after midnight.
.MON...E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds
and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms
in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ280-270715-
Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
230 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.
.MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at
4 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to
5 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and E
2 ft at 8 seconds, becoming SW 6 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in
the evening, then showers likely with a chance of tstms after
midnight.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers likely,
mainly in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ284-270715-
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
230 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at
8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms
after midnight.
.MON...E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
7 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with 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 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds, becoming SW 6 ft at
6 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of tstms after
midnight.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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