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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1250 AM EST Tue Nov 25 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

AMZ200-251815-
1250 AM EST Tue Nov 25 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
A warm front will lift today. A strong cold front will move
through by very early Thursday bringing much colder and drier
weather Thanksgiving Day into the weekend.

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AMZ250-251815-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
1250 AM EST Tue Nov 25 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at
7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
S 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-251815-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
1250 AM EST Tue Nov 25 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and E
1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
5 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

$$

AMZ254-251815-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
1250 AM EST Tue Nov 25 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at
7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 3 seconds.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 3 seconds and S
2 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

$$

AMZ256-251815-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
1250 AM EST Tue Nov 25 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and E
1 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
3 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
N 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

$$