Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
951 FZUS52 KILM 030152 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 852 PM EST Tue Dec 2 2025 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM AMZ200-031415- 852 PM EST Tue Dec 2 2025 .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles... Low pressure will push a frontal boundary out to sea tonight. High pressure will bring improving conditions tonight through Thursday before another storm system impacts the area late week. $$ AMZ250-031415- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 852 PM EST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 15 kt, becoming N late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 3 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ AMZ252-031415- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm- 852 PM EST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 15 kt, becoming N late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 3 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 4 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ AMZ254-031415- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 nm- 852 PM EST Tue Dec 2 2025 .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ AMZ256-031415- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 nm- 852 PM EST Tue Dec 2 2025 .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 15 kt, becoming N. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$