Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
811 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

AMZ200-071315-
811 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...
High pressure will gradually build in from the north bringing
onshore flow through Tuesday. Southerly flow returns late in the
period as another cold front approaches.

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AMZ250-071315-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
811 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms early this evening, then a slight chance of showers and
tstms late this evening and early morning. A chance of showers
and tstms late.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
6 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-071315-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
811 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
Showers and tstms likely early this evening, then a chance of
showers and tstms late this evening and overnight.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
A chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers
in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ254-071315-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
811 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
E 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late this evening and
overnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms this evening,
then showers and tstms likely after midnight.
.MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers
in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in
the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. A
slight chance of showers.
.WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
7 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ256-071315-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
811 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt early this
evening, then 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds.
A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with
a slight chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds.
A chance of showers.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in
the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ280-071315-
Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
811 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
A chance of showers and tstms this evening, then showers and
tstms likely after midnight.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...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. A chance of showers.
A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of tstms
in the morning. A slight chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance
of showers.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ284-071315-
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
811 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms until early morning, then showers and tstms likely
late.
.MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly
in the evening.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft
at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 to
4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of tstms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$