Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
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536 FZUS52 KMHX 021901 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 201 PM EST Mon Nov 2 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 AMZ100-030815- 201 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2026 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... Northeast flow becomes easterly by mid-week as a coastal trough drifts inland. A period of east to southeast flow is then expected through at least Friday along with a risk of building southeasterly 6 foot swells by Thursday. The next cold front is slated to pass through the ENC waters Friday night. $$ AMZ230-030815- Albemarle Sound- 201 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-030815- Alligator River- 201 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A slight chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-030815- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 201 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A slight chance of showers. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves flat, increasing to light chop after midnight. A chance of showers. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-030815- Pamlico Sound- 201 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers early this evening. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers in the morning. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-030815- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 201 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A slight chance of showers early this evening. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .WED...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A slight chance of showers. .THU...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming W around 5 kt after midnight. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .SAT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-030815- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 201 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers early this evening. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A slight chance of showers. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers in the evening. .SAT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-030815- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 201 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ180-030815- Waters from Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM- 201 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A slight chance of showers. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .THU NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-030815- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 201 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 11 seconds and E 1 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ182-030815- Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 60 NM- 201 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A slight chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. Showers likely. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-030815- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 201 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this evening. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 10 seconds and NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ184-030815- Waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM- 201 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A slight chance of showers this evening. A slight chance of showers late. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 7 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. Showers likely. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-030815- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 201 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 15 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers this evening. A slight chance of showers late. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A slight chance of showers. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds and SE 5 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers in the morning. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ186-030815- Waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM- 201 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A slight chance of showers. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. A slight chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. Showers likely. .SAT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-030815- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 201 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 15 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A slight chance of showers. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 3 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. .THU...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 3 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. .THU NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 3 to 4 ft near shore. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. .FRI...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers in the evening. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ188-030815- Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 60 NM- 201 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A slight chance of showers. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$