Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
109 FZUS52 KILM 252316 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 616 PM EST Tue Nov 25 2025 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM AMZ200-261215- 616 PM EST Tue Nov 25 2025 .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles... A strong cold front will move through Wednesday night bringing much colder and drier weather Thanksgiving Day into the weekend. $$ AMZ250-261215- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 616 PM EST Tue Nov 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers this evening. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ252-261215- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm- 616 PM EST Tue Nov 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers early this evening, then a slight chance of showers late this evening. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ254-261215- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 nm- 616 PM EST Tue Nov 25 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this evening. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 4 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ256-261215- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 nm- 616 PM EST Tue Nov 25 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this evening. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 3 seconds and S 3 ft at 5 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. $$