Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
157 PM EDT Sat Nov 1 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

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157 PM EDT Sat Nov 1 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
High pressure will lead to benign conditions through today before
it moves off to the north late tonight. Offshore low pressure
could lead to worsening conditions early next week.

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AMZ250-020615-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
157 PM EDT Sat Nov 1 2025

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 10 seconds and N 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 9 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE
2 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM
or less after midnight.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 4 ft at 10 seconds.
A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-020615-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
157 PM EDT Sat Nov 1 2025

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE
2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. Rain likely.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and N 2 ft at 3 seconds.
Rain likely, mainly in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at
7 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
157 PM EDT Sat Nov 1 2025

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE
1 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE
2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
Rain likely with a slight chance of tstms.
.MON...N winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Rain
likely, mainly in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ256-020615-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
157 PM EDT Sat Nov 1 2025

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE
2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
A chance of rain with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
tstms in the evening. Rain likely.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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