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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
149 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

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149 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
Quiet marine conditions return this week as low pressure tracks
farther off into the Atlantic and high pressure extends down from
the north while shifting slowly eastward through the week.

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Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
149 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
8 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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-
149 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE 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 Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
149 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 6 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE 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 Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
149 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$