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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
103 am est tue jan 20 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-201915-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
103 am est tue jan 20 2026

.rest of tonight...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt late.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at
8 seconds. 
.tue...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming nw
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tue night...n winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft
at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft
at 3 seconds and se 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed night...s winds 5 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 10 seconds and e 1 ft at 4 seconds.
a slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain
after midnight. 
.thu...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at
10 seconds and se 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.thu night...w winds 5 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas 3 ft. 
.fri...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. a chance of rain. 
.fri night...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. a chance of rain. 
.sat...ne winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. rain.
.sat night...n winds 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. rain. 

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
103 am est tue jan 20 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-201915-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
103 am est tue jan 20 2026

.rest of tonight...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: w 2 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft
at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tue night...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft at 4 seconds and
se 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft
at 3 seconds and se 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed night...e winds 5 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 10 seconds and e 2 ft at 4 seconds.
a slight chance of rain.
.thu...nw winds 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at
10 seconds and se 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.thu night...w winds 5 kt, becoming n 5 kt after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. 
.fri...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of rain in
the afternoon. 
.fri night...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. a chance of rain. 
.sat...ne winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. rain.
.sat night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. rain. 

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
103 am est tue jan 20 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-201915-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
103 am est tue jan 20 2026

.rest of tonight...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: w 2 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue...n winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 4 seconds and
se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue night...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft at 3 seconds and
se 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...e winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft at 4 seconds and
se 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed night...ne winds 5 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 10 seconds and e 2 ft at 4 seconds.
a slight chance of rain. 
.thu...nw winds 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at
10 seconds and se 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.thu night...sw winds 5 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas 2 to
3 ft. 
.fri...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of rain in
the afternoon. 
.fri night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. a chance of rain. 
.sat...ne winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. rain likely. 
.sat night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. rain. 

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
103 am est tue jan 20 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-201915-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
103 am est tue jan 20 2026

.rest of tonight...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: w 2 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue...n winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft at 4 seconds and
se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail:
ne 2 ft at 3 seconds and se 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed...e winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft
at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed night...ne winds 5 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 10 seconds and e 2 ft at 5 seconds.
a slight chance of rain. 
.thu...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 10 seconds and se 1 ft at
6 seconds. 
.thu night...e winds 5 kt, becoming ne after midnight. seas 2 to
3 ft. 
.fri...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.fri night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after
midnight. a chance of rain. 
.sat...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. a chance of rain in the morning, then
rain likely in the afternoon. 
.sat night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. rain. 

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
420 am est tue jan 20 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 20 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz135-202230-
pamlico sound-
420 am est tue jan 20 2026

.today...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt this 
afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.tonight...n winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.wed...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. waves
1 ft or less. 
.wed night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. a
slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after
midnight. 
.thu...w winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. a slight
chance of rain in the morning. 
.thu night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.fri...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. a chance of rain. 
.fri night...n winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of rain. vsby 1 to 3 nm after
midnight. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt. waves 3 to 4 ft. rain likely. vsby
1 to 3 nm. 
.sat night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt. waves 3 to 4 ft. rain.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
420 am est tue jan 20 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 20 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz156-202230-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
420 am est tue jan 20 2026

.today...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt this 
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at 5 seconds and se
3 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing
to a moderate chop this afternoon. 
.tonight...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n
3 ft at 5 seconds and se 3 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.wed...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 10 seconds and ne 2 ft at
4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to
flat in the afternoon. 
.wed night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. a slight chance of
rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. 
.thu...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. a slight chance of
rain in the morning. 
.thu night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se
4 ft at 10 seconds and sw 1 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.fri...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.fri night...n winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
increasing to rough after midnight. a chance of rain. 
.sat...ne winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers rough. rain likely. 
.sat night...ne winds around 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers rough. rain. 

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
420 am est tue jan 20 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 20 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz158-202230-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
420 am est tue jan 20 2026

.today...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late
this morning and afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft
at 5 seconds and se 3 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop late this morning and
afternoon. 
.tonight...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 9 seconds and n 2 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.wed...e winds around 10 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds and ne 2 ft at
4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to
flat in the afternoon. 
.wed night...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at
5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. a slight chance
of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. 
.thu...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft
at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop. a slight chance of rain in the morning. 
.thu night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se
4 ft at 10 seconds and se 2 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.fri...n winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. a chance of rain.
.fri night...n winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
increasing to rough after midnight. a chance of rain. 
.sat...ne winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers rough. rain likely. vsby 1 to 3 nm in the afternoon. 
.sat night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers rough. rain.  

$$