Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
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338 FZUS52 KILM 302239 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 639 PM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM AMZ200-311115- 639 PM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026 .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles... A dry cold front will move through tonight with high pressure to the north prevailing through early next week. $$ AMZ250-311115- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 639 PM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 6 seconds. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ252-311115- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM- 639 PM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ254-311115- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 NM- 639 PM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ256-311115- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 NM- 639 PM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ280-311115- Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM- 639 PM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. .MON...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Showers likely. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Showers likely. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ284-311115- Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from 20 to 60 NM- 639 PM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. .MON...E winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$