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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
159 PM EDT Thu Sep 4 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

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159 PM EDT Thu Sep 4 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
Quiet marine conditions continue ahead of a cold front on Sunday.
High pressure builds behind a cold front early next week with
increasing northeasterly winds and elevated seas. Small Craft
Advisory conditions will be possible starting early next week.

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Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
159 PM EDT Thu Sep 4 2025

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
159 PM EDT Thu Sep 4 2025

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
159 PM EDT Thu Sep 4 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
8 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 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-
159 PM EDT Thu Sep 4 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
8 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms
in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of
tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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