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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
232 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

AMZ200-310715-
232 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...
A cold front will slide south across the area this evening. High
pressure building in tonight and Sunday will shift offshore early
next week. Weak low pressure developing across South Carolina will
move offshore Monday into Tuesday.

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AMZ250-310715-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
232 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening.
.SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds.
A slight chance of tstms. Showers likely.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at
11 seconds. Showers likely. A chance of tstms, mainly in the
evening.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of
showers.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-310715-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
232 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 1 ft at 3 seconds,
becoming SE 4 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in
the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds and NE 1 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms after midnight.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Showers likely.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then
showers likely with a slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely with
a chance of tstms in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers
likely, mainly in the evening.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ254-310715-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
232 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds, becoming SE 4 ft at 6 seconds.
A chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...E winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely with a
slight chance of tstms in the morning, then showers likely with a
chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then
showers likely with a slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers
likely, mainly in the evening.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ256-310715-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
232 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ280-310715-
Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
232 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds. A slight chance of tstms.
A slight chance of showers early, then a chance of showers late.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Gusts
up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds, becoming SE 6 ft at 6 seconds and NE 1 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers, mainly
in the evening.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt in the morning.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds and NE 3 ft at
11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and
NE 4 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms after
midnight.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 6 seconds and NE 4 ft at
10 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the morning,
then showers likely with a slight chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft
at 6 seconds and NE 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers with
a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then showers likely with
a chance of tstms after midnight.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms
in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Showers
likely, mainly in the evening.
.WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ284-310715-
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
232 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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