NWS Marine Forecast



 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Small Craft Advisory
   AMZ100-221945-  240 AM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026    .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...  Hazardous marine conditions will persist across the waters into  tomorrow as a cold front slowly approaches area waters. Gales  likely to persist across northern outer waters through late this  morning with SCA conditions lingering into Thursday. Scattered  showers and thunderstorms expected to impact area waters through  at least Friday with ongoing threat across southern waters into  the weekend.    $$
   AMZ150-221945-  S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-  240 AM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING    TODAY  SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to  6 ft, except 3 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at  5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers  and tstms early this morning. A chance of showers and tstms this  afternoon.  TONIGHT  SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after  midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW  1 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.  THU  SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the  afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave  Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance  of tstms. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.  THU NIGHT  N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N  3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Showers with a chance  of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.  FRI  NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft  at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Showers. A slight chance  of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon.  FRI NIGHT  NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:  E 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 2 seconds. A chance of tstms.  Showers.  SAT  N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers in the  morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the  afternoon.  SAT NIGHT  N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of  tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.  SUN  N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in  the morning.  SUN NIGHT  NE winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight.  Seas 2 to 3 ft.    Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.    $$