Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
109 PM EST Fri Nov 21 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

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109 PM EST Fri Nov 21 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
A cold front will move through the area Saturday night. High
pressure will build early next week and another frontal system
will affect the area the middle of the week.

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AMZ250-220715-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
109 PM EST Fri Nov 21 2025

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


Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-220715-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
109 PM EST Fri Nov 21 2025

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

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-
109 PM EST Fri Nov 21 2025

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ256-220715-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
109 PM EST Fri Nov 21 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E
1 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 5 seconds.
A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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