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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
609 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

AMZ200-042315-
609 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...
Canadian high pressure centered to the northwest will move
southeast through the area and offshore on Friday. A cold front
will then move through Monday into Monday night.

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AMZ250-042315-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
609 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-042315-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
609 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt this
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and E
1 ft at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 ft at
3 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 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...W winds 5 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at
3 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ254-042315-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
609 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ256-042315-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
609 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026

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

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Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
609 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE
6 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 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 and SW 1 ft at 2 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 2 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 3 seconds and E 3 ft at
9 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ284-042315-
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
609 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until late
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 5 kt, becoming E 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 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...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 2 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$