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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
300 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

AMZ200-200745-
300 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...
Breezy southwesterly winds are expected today into tonight as a
cold front stalls north of the area. Expect daily afternoon and
evening wind and wave enhancements nearshore from the sea breeze.
Another period of enhanced wind and seas is expected midweek as a
stronger cold front approaches.

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AMZ250-200745-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
300 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at
13 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.MON 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 SE 1 ft at
8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft
at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening,
then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning. A chance of showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of
tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely
after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Showers likely with
a chance of tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-200745-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
300 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at
13 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at
8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with
a chance of tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ254-200745-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
300 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at
8 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at
8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers
in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ256-200745-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
300 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN 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.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely
with a chance of tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ280-200745-
Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
300 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at
13 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
A chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. A chance of tstms in
the morning. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ284-200745-
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
300 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at
8 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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