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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
234 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

AMZ200-030730-
234 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...
Shower and thunderstorm chances will increase beginning Saturday
as a front stalls in the area. The front will push offshore Sunday
night. Increasing winds and seas will bring hazardous conditions
beginning Monday night.

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AMZ250-030730-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
234 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 ft at 3 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of tstms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the morning,
then showers with a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at
10 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers, mainly in
the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after
midnight. A chance of showers in the evening.
.TUE...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-030730-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
234 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
11 seconds and SE 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 5 kt, becoming S 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of tstms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds.
Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then
showers with a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Showers with a chance
of tstms.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Showers.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ254-030730-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
234 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 11 seconds and SE 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 11 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 5 kt, becoming S 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at
12 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning,
then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at
6 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms
in the evening, then showers likely with a slight chance of tstms
after midnight.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds.
Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then
showers with a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds.
Showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers, mainly in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after
midnight. A chance of showers.
.TUE...NE winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ256-030730-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
234 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
1 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 11 seconds and SE 1 ft at
4 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 5 kt, becoming SE 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 12 seconds and SE 1 ft at 6 seconds.
A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning,
then a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
7 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
7 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely with a slight
chance of tstms in the morning, then showers with a chance of
tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds.
Showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ280-030730-
Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
234 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 11 seconds and SE 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
11 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 ft at 3 seconds.
A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of tstms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
7 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Showers with a chance of
tstms.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Showers.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after
midnight. A chance of showers.
.TUE...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ284-030730-
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
234 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
11 seconds and SE 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
11 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 5 kt, becoming SE 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely with a
slight chance of tstms in the morning, then showers with a chance
of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Showers with a chance of
tstms.
.MON...NW winds 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
Showers.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after
midnight. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
.TUE...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. A chance of
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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