Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
224 FZUS52 KMHX 032045 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 445 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026 From S of Currituck Beach Light to N of Surf City NC out 60 NM, including the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds and the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary AMZ100-040945- 445 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... A cold front moves through the area today with a modest northerly surge of wind behind it across the northern and central waters. Showers and storms possible over Gulf Stream waters today as well as the southern rivers and sounds. Southerly flow then briefly returns on Sunday as a weak area of low pressure moves through ENC. Another northerly surge, this one stronger, then comes Monday into Tuesday as the low, and another cold front, move offshore. Northeasterly flow then continues for much of next week. $$ AMZ230-040945- Albemarle Sound- 445 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft this evening, then 1 ft. A chance of rain. A slight chance of tstms after midnight. .SUN...E winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. Rain with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then showers with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then rain likely after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-040945- Alligator River- 445 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late this evening and overnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop late this evening and overnight. A chance of rain. A slight chance of tstms early this evening. A slight chance of tstms late. .SUN...E winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. Showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves light chop. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .THU...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-040945- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 445 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves light chop. A chance of rain. A slight chance of tstms late. .SUN...E winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. Showers with a slight chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves light chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves choppy. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Waves choppy. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-040945- Pamlico Sound- 445 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft this evening, then 1 ft. A slight chance of tstms. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Showers with a slight chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of rain in the evening. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-040945- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 445 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Showers this evening. A slight chance of tstms. Showers likely after midnight. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves light chop. Showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-040945- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 445 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of tstms this evening. Showers. A slight chance of tstms after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM early this evening. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves light chop. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Rain, mainly in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to rough after midnight. A slight chance of rain in the evening. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-040945- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 445 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain. A slight chance of tstms late. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ180-040945- Waters from Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM- 445 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas around 3 ft. A slight chance of rain until early morning. A slight chance of tstms late this evening and overnight. A chance of rain late. .SUN...E winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of tstms. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of tstms. Showers in the evening, then rain after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain likely. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-040945- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 445 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 3 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers early this evening, then a chance of rain late this evening and overnight. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms in the evening, then rain with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ182-040945- Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 60 NM- 445 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms this evening, then a chance of tstms after midnight. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms in the morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers in the evening, then rain after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-040945- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 445 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 11 seconds and SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms until early morning, then a chance of tstms late. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms in the evening, then rain with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. .MON...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ184-040945- Waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM- 445 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely. A chance of tstms, mainly in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of tstms in the morning. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. A chance of rain. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-040945- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 445 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 11 seconds and SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers this evening. A chance of tstms. Showers likely after midnight. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of tstms. Showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. Showers with a chance of tstms in the evening, then rain with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ186-040945- Waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM- 445 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE late this evening, then becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers until early morning, then showers likely late. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of tstms. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. A chance of rain. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-040945- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 445 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers this evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...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 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. Showers with a chance of tstms in the evening, then rain with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 10 seconds and NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of rain in the evening. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ188-040945- Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 60 NM- 445 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE late this evening and early morning, then becoming S late. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers until early morning, then showers likely late. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the morning. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. A chance of rain. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .WED...NE winds around 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$