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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
634 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

AMZ200-192315-
634 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...
Benign marine conditions expected through the end of the week.
Predominantly SSW winds, outside of variable winds on Wednesday
as front stalls near coast, and combination of SSW wind wave and
SE swell.

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AMZ250-192315-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
634 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E this afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at
5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a
chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely
with a chance of tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms.
Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-192315-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
634 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E this afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in
the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of tstms. A chance
of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely
with a chance of tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms.
Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ254-192315-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
634 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

.TODAY...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE this afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU...S winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at
9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms
in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. A chance of tstms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely
with a chance of tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ256-192315-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
634 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

.TODAY...N winds 5 kt, becoming E this afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU...S winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at
9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms
in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with a chance of
tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms in
the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ280-192315-
Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
634 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E this afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance
of tstms, mainly in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE
2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms.
Showers.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers in the
morning. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ284-192315-
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
634 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

.TODAY...N winds 5 kt, becoming E this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of tstms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with
a chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely
with a chance of tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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