Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC

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Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
737 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

AMZ200-101215-
737 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
Low pressure develops along a stalled offshore front off GA
tonight. Hazardous marine conditions are expected to further
develop and continue through early next week as this low slowly
moves northward just off the Carolina coastline to the Mid-
Atlantic States.

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AMZ250-101215-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
737 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms late.
.FRI...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, diminishing
to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 9
ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely with
a chance of tstms in the evening, then showers with a chance of
tstms after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 9 seconds. Showers. A chance of
tstms, mainly in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 10 seconds. Showers with a
chance of tstms in the evening, then showers likely with a slight
chance of tstms after midnight.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 11 seconds and NW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.
.MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-101215-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
737 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers after midnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of tstms late.
.FRI...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, diminishing
to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 8
ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 9 seconds. Showers with a
chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 9 seconds. Showers. A chance of
tstms, mainly in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 8 ft at 10 seconds and N 3 ft at
5 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 11 seconds and N 4 ft at 5 seconds.
A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.
.MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ254-101215-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
737 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with
gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E
6 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers late.
.FRI...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, diminishing
to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 7
ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms
in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon with
vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely with
a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then showers likely with
a chance of tstms after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 10 seconds. Showers likely. A chance
of tstms, mainly in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 9 seconds and N 2 ft at
5 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in
the evening.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft
at 11 seconds and N 4 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ256-101215-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
737 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with
a slight chance of tstms late.
.FRI...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with
a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then showers likely with
a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 8 seconds. Showers with a
chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.SAT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft
at 10 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms in the morning,
then showers likely with a slight chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E
8 ft at 9 seconds and N 1 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
tstms. A chance of showers.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 10 seconds and N 3 ft at 5 seconds.
A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$