NWS Marine Forecast


   AMZ200-301515-  1012 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026    .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to  South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...  Winds and seas will remain well shy of Small Craft Advisory  thresholds tonight with a cold frontal passage. Offshore flow  Thursday will shift to the east on Friday ahead of a disturbance  which brings showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Northerly  winds behind the front this weekend could reach Small Craft  Advisory thresholds for the coastal waters, especially late  Saturday through early Sunday.    $$
   AMZ256-301515-  Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out  20 NM-  1012 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026    OVERNIGHT  SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S  3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of  showers and tstms late.  THU  NW winds 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to  3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.  A chance of showers.  THU NIGHT  SW winds 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after  midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E  1 ft at 10 seconds.  FRI  NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.  Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at  10 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon.  FRI NIGHT  NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E  2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers  in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.  SAT  NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the  afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE  4 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. Showers. A slight  chance of tstms in the afternoon.  SAT NIGHT  N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers, mainly  in the evening.  SUN  N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the  afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.  SUN NIGHT  E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas  2 to 3 ft.  MON  N winds 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.  Seas 2 ft.  MON NIGHT  SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.    Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.    $$