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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
510 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

AMZ200-181015-
510 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...
Winds will veer more southerly on Friday ahead of a weak cold
front. The front should stall across North Carolina on Saturday
and then dissipate, leaving light onshore winds in place for
early next week.

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AMZ250-181015-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
510 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of
showers.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at
5 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the morning, then a 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 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers. A
chance of tstms, mainly in the evening.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A
chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely. A
chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers likely with a chance of
tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-181015-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
510 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt until early morning, becoming light and
variable. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and E
1 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at
12 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
8 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers. A
chance of tstms, mainly in the evening.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 ft at
6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms, mainly in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...NE winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely
with a chance of tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers likely with a chance of
tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ254-181015-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
510 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at
12 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in
the evening.
.SAT...N winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 1 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. A slight
chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers. A
chance of tstms, mainly in the evening.
.SUN...E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 ft at 7 seconds
and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of
showers, mainly in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...NE winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. A
chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Showers likely. A chance
of tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with a chance of
tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ256-181015-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
510 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt until early morning, becoming light and
variable. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of tstms.
.SAT...N winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. A chance
of tstms with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance
of tstms, mainly in the evening.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 ft at
7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. A chance of showers after
midnight.
.MON...NE winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. A
chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely. A
chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE 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.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ280-181015-
Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
510 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ284-181015-
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
510 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to 5 kt late. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at
13 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 5 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.SAT...N winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely
with a chance of tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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