NWS Marine Forecast



 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Small Craft Advisory
   AMZ100-291600-  955 PM EST Wed Jan 28 2026    .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...  Sub-SCA conditions will be short-lived with gusts ramping back up  to 25-30 kt tonight and persisting through early Thursday  afternoon for the coastal waters and Sounds. SCA conditions will  return Friday night with Gales developing Saturday and potentially  storm force gusts Saturday night through Sunday morning.    $$
   AMZ150-291600-  S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-  955 PM EST Wed Jan 28 2026    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON    OVERNIGHT  W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt. Gusts  up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. Near shore,  seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and NE 3 ft at  11 seconds, becoming NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and NE 3 ft at  11 seconds.  THU  NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the  afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 3 to 5 ft  near shore. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at  12 seconds.  THU NIGHT  NW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:  N 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 12 seconds.  FRI  N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft  at 6 seconds and NE 4 ft at 13 seconds.  FRI NIGHT  NE winds around 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt  with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building  to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds,  becoming NE 5 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain and snow in the  evening, then rain and snow likely after midnight with vsby 1 to  3 NM.  SAT  NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, increasing to  25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to  7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NE  7 ft at 6 seconds, becoming NE 10 ft at 7 seconds. Rain. Snow in  the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.  SAT NIGHT  N winds 35 to 45 kt. Gusts up to 50 kt, increasing  to 60 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 15 ft, building to 13 to  16 ft after midnight. Near shore, seas 9 to 13 ft, building to  12 to 15 ft after midnight. Rain in the evening. Snow. Vsby 1 to  3 NM.  SUN  NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Snow, mainly in  the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.  SUN NIGHT  NW winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt  after midnight. Seas 11 to 15 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft after  midnight.  MON  NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the  afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the  afternoon.  MON NIGHT  NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.    $$