Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
127 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

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127 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
Bermuda high pressure will generally prevail.

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Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
127 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 9 seconds and SE 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms late.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

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-
127 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.

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-
127 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 1 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.

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-
127 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A
chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. Showers likely
with a chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms,
mainly in the evening.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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