NWS Marine Forecast


   AMZ100-162200-  450 AM EDT Sat May 16 2026    .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...  Summer-time pattern will continue through the middle of next week,  with high offshore leading to diurnal strengthening of S-SW winds  due to thermal gradient. Next front will cross the waters mid to  late next week.    $$
   AMZ158-162200-  S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-  450 AM EDT Sat May 16 2026    TODAY  S winds around 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2  to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3  seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.  TONIGHT  S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S  3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and  rivers a moderate chop.  SUN  SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft  at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers  a moderate chop.  SUN NIGHT  SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt  after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds  and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate  chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight.  MON  SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft  at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers  light chop.  MON NIGHT  S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE  3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and  rivers light chop.  TUE  S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and  rivers light chop.  TUE NIGHT  S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds  and rivers light chop.  WED  SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the  afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,  increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon.  WED NIGHT  SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent  sounds and rivers a moderate chop.    $$