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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
221 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

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221 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 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 sink south
over the next several days. A cold front may approach from the
north late Friday.

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AMZ250-120715-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
221 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt late.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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 1 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...W winds 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at
8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-120715-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
221 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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 7 seconds.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT...N winds 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ254-120715-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
221 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt late.
Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at
7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE
1 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...W winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
221 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt late.
Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at
7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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 7 seconds.
.WED...W winds 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A
chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
221 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ284-120715-
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
221 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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