NWS Marine Forecast


   AMZ100-272000-  247 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026    .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...  SSW winds will continue through today. Low-end SCA conditions  possible this afternoon and night ahead of an approaching cold  front. This front would also bring increasing shower and  thunderstorm chances to our waters this weekend. Some of the  thunderstorms this weekend could bring damaging wind gusts in  excess of 40 knots. Winds would shift to a NE'rly direction behind  the front Sun into Mon from N to S as well. Benign boating  conditions return for next week.    $$
   AMZ158-272000-  S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-  247 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026    REST OF TONIGHT  SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave  Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent  sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers.  SAT  SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to  5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.  Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers and  tstms.  SAT NIGHT  SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas  3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at  9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers  and tstms after midnight.  SUN  SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to  5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at  10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of  showers and tstms.  SUN NIGHT  SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after  midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and  SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,  diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. A chance of tstms.  Showers likely.  MON  N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas  2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at  5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance  of showers.  MON NIGHT  NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent  sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers in the  evening.  TUE  NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and  rivers a moderate chop.  TUE NIGHT  E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after  midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate  chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight.  WED  E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and  rivers light chop.  WED NIGHT  S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds  and rivers light chop.    Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.    $$