Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
230 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

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230 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
Building high pressure from the north and low pressure offshore,
will result in increasing winds and building seas tonight through
Monday. Expect hazardous small craft conditions, settling down by
late Monday as the low tracks farther off into the Atlantic.

$$

AMZ250-010715-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
230 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ252-010715-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
230 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ254-010715-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
230 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance
of showers and tstms early.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 8 seconds.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ256-010715-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
230 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms early, then a slight chance of showers and tstms late.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. A
slight chance of showers in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

IGB