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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
236 AM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

AMZ200-141915-
236 AM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...
Bermuda high pressure offshore of the Carolinas will maintain
southwest winds and benign marine conditions through Friday. A
weak cold front will move into the area this weekend with the
typical summertime pattern returning by Monday.

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AMZ250-141915-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
236 AM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-141915-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
236 AM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ254-141915-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
236 AM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ256-141915-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
236 AM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at
8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...N winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ280-141915-
Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
236 AM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ284-141915-
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
236 AM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at
9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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