


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
427 FZUS52 KILM 061806 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 206 PM EDT Mon Oct 6 2025 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM AMZ200-070630- 206 PM EDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles... Elevated easterly swells on the south side of persistent high pressure will continue this week. A cold front will bring the return of rough marine conditions from Wednesday night to the end of the week. $$ AMZ250-070630- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 206 PM EDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...S winds 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely. A chance of tstms after midnight. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ252-070630- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm- 206 PM EDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers late. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely. A chance of tstms after midnight. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ254-070630- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 nm- 206 PM EDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely. A chance of tstms after midnight. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI...NE winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ256-070630- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 nm- 206 PM EDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms after midnight. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$