Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
992 FZUS52 KILM 291001 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 601 AM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM AMZ200-292315- 601 AM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026 .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles... Rather benign conditions are expected as high pressure slowly builds into the area. A stalling front could move into the area this weekend. $$ AMZ250-292315- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 601 AM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026 .TODAY...N winds 5 kt, becoming E early this afternoon, then becoming SE late. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 ft at 4 seconds. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ252-292315- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM- 601 AM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026 .TODAY...N winds 5 kt, becoming SE this afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 ft at 2 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 kt, becoming SE 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ254-292315- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 NM- 601 AM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026 .TODAY...N winds 5 kt, becoming SE this afternoon. Seas 1 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 1 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...E winds 5 kt, becoming SE 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ256-292315- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 NM- 601 AM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 5 kt, becoming SE late. Seas 2 ft this morning, then 1 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds, becoming S 1 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to 5 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 ft at 2 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ280-292315- Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM- 601 AM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 5 kt, becoming NE 5 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 ft at 2 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ284-292315- Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from 20 to 60 NM- 601 AM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026 .TODAY...W winds 5 kt, becoming N late this morning and early afternoon, then becoming E late. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 ft at 2 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 ft at 3 seconds. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .SAT...SW winds 5 kt, becoming E 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$