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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
223 AM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

AMZ200-291915-
223 AM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...
Strong high pressure to the north will extend down the eastern
seaboard with hazardous marine conditions much of the week.

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AMZ250-291915-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
223 AM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026

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

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

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AMZ252-291915-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
223 AM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026

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

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

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AMZ254-291915-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
223 AM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026

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

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

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AMZ256-291915-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
223 AM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026

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

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

$$

AMZ280-291915-
Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
223 AM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 8 seconds and NE 5 ft at
8 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 8 seconds and NE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
5 ft at 8 seconds and NE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers.

$$

AMZ284-291915-
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
223 AM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of
showers, then a slight chance of showers late.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds and NE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds
and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of
showers.

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