Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
727 PM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

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727 PM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...
Building high pressure to the north will bring breezy conditions
this weekend and an extended period of elevated easterly swell
through early next week.

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Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
727 PM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...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.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...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.
.MON...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 NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
5 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of
showers.

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Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
727 PM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN...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.
.SUN NIGHT...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.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
5 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.
.THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 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 Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
727 PM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 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
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON 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.
.TUE...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers.

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Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
727 PM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN 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.
.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.
.MON NIGHT...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 evening.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft
at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of tstms in
the morning. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
727 PM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026

.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
7 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 6 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the evening.
.MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
A slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft
at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. A chance of showers.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms after midnight.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A chance of tstms in
the morning. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
727 PM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026

.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
7 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 6 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft
at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 5 to
7 ft. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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