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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
519 PM EST Sun Jan 4 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

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519 PM EST Sun Jan 4 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
High pressure will build in tonight into Monday. The center of
the high will move offshore Tuesday. A weak cold front may stall
near the area Wednesday night, returning north by Thursday night.

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Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
519 PM EST Sun Jan 4 2026

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
7 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of rain after
midnight.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at
6 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...NE winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers.

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Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
519 PM EST Sun Jan 4 2026

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
7 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. A
slight chance of rain in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at
6 seconds.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.THU...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers.

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Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
519 PM EST Sun Jan 4 2026

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

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Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
519 PM EST Sun Jan 4 2026

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

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