NWS Marine Forecast


   AMZ200-290730-  231 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026    .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to  South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...    Winds increase overnight and Wednesday ahead of a cold front.  Offshore flow on Thursday will shift to the east on Friday ahead  of a disturbance which will bring showers and thunderstorms this  weekend. Northerly winds behind the front this weekend could be  breezy at times, especially on Saturday through early Sunday.    $$
   AMZ250-290730-  Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-  231 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026    THIS AFTERNOON  S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave  Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds.  TONIGHT  SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E  3 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 ft at 6 seconds.  WED  SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.  Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at  11 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.  WED NIGHT  W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas  3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at  10 seconds. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening.  THU  N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to  3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds.  A chance of showers and tstms.  THU NIGHT  NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas  2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at  11 seconds.  FRI  NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas  2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.  FRI NIGHT  E winds 5 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to  4 ft. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely  after midnight.  SAT  N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers.  SAT NIGHT  N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt  after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the  evening.    Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.    $$