Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
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418 FZUS52 KILM 221141 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 641 AM EST Sat Nov 22 2025 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM AMZ200-230015- 641 AM EST Sat Nov 22 2025 .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles... A cold front will move through the area this evening. High pressure will build across the area early next week. Another cold front will reach the Carolinas Wednesday. $$ AMZ250-230015- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 641 AM EST Sat Nov 22 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this morning. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 ft at 4 seconds and SW 1 ft at 5 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ252-230015- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm- 641 AM EST Sat Nov 22 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NE 1 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 1 ft at 5 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms after midnight. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ254-230015- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 nm- 641 AM EST Sat Nov 22 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers late this morning. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ256-230015- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 nm- 641 AM EST Sat Nov 22 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers late this morning. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. $$