NWS Marine Forecast


   AMZ100-180630-  130 PM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026    .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...  Seas and NW winds will improve through this afternoon. Seas will  briefly build back to 6 ft across the central waters tonight and  may linger near the Gulf Stream through Thursday. Sub-SCA winds  are expected through the remainder of the week as high pressure  builds in.    $$
   AMZ156-180630-  S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-  130 PM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026    THIS AFTERNOON  NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave  Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent  sounds and rivers a moderate chop.  TONIGHT  NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW  4 ft at 8 seconds and SE 4 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and  rivers a moderate chop.  WED  N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft  at 9 seconds and N 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers  a moderate chop.  WED NIGHT  N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE  4 ft at 9 seconds and NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and  rivers a moderate chop.  THU  NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft  at 9 seconds and NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers  a moderate chop.  THU NIGHT  N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E  4 ft at 9 seconds and NE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and  rivers light chop.  FRI  N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and  rivers light chop.  FRI NIGHT  NE winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.  Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.  SAT  W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and  rivers a moderate chop.  SAT NIGHT  SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent  sounds and rivers a moderate chop.    $$