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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
239 am edt thu apr 30 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz250-301930-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
239 am edt thu apr 30 2026

.rest of tonight...w winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at
10 seconds. a slight chance of tstms. a chance of showers, then a
slight chance of showers late. 
.thu...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 10 seconds. a slight chance of tstms.
showers likely, mainly in the morning. 
.thu night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n
2 ft at 3 seconds and s 2 ft at 5 seconds. 
.fri...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming e 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 4 seconds and
e 2 ft at 11 seconds. a slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.fri night...e winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: e
3 ft at 6 seconds and e 3 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening, then rain after midnight. 
.sat...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 3 ft at 10 seconds.
rain with a slight chance of tstms. 
.sat night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. rain, mainly in
the evening. 
.sun...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.sun night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. 
.mon...s winds 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 ft. 
.mon night...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
239 am edt thu apr 30 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz252-301930-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
239 am edt thu apr 30 2026

.rest of tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at
10 seconds. a slight chance of showers and tstms. 
.thu...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming n in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at
10 seconds. a slight chance of tstms. showers likely, mainly in
the morning. 
.thu night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne
2 ft at 5 seconds and sw 2 ft at 5 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 2 ft at
11 seconds. a slight chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.fri night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e
3 ft at 5 seconds and s 1 ft at 5 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening, then rain 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: n 4 ft
at 5 seconds and e 3 ft at 10 seconds. rain with a slight chance
of tstms. 
.sat night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. rain, mainly in
the evening. 
.sun...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.sun night...n winds 5 kt, becoming e 5 kt after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. 
.mon...e winds 5 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas 2 ft. 
.mon night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
239 am edt thu apr 30 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz254-301930-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
239 am edt thu apr 30 2026

.rest of tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: s 3 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 11 seconds. a slight
chance of showers and tstms late. 
.thu...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming n in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at
10 seconds. a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. 
.thu night...n winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 5 seconds and ne 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 4 seconds and s 1 ft at
5 seconds. a slight chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.fri night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
2 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening, then rain after midnight. 
.sat...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 5 seconds and
e 1 ft at 10 seconds. rain with a slight chance of tstms. 
.sat night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. rain, mainly in
the evening. 
.sun...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun night...n winds 5 kt, becoming s after midnight. seas 2 ft. 
.mon...se winds 5 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 ft. 
.mon night...s winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
239 am edt thu apr 30 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz256-301930-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
239 am edt thu apr 30 2026

.rest of tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at
11 seconds. a slight chance of showers and tstms late. 
.thu...nw winds 10 kt, becoming n in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and ne 2 ft at 6 seconds.
a slight chance of tstms. showers likely, mainly in the morning. 
.thu night...n winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne
2 ft at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 4 seconds and
s 1 ft at 5 seconds. a slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.fri night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e
3 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening, then rain after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 11 seconds.
rain with a slight chance of tstms. 
.sat night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. rain, mainly in
the evening. 
.sun...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.sun night...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. 
.mon...e winds 5 kt, becoming se 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 ft. 
.mon night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
926 pm edt wed apr 29 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 60 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz156-301430-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
926 pm edt wed apr 29 2026

.overnight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail:
sw 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 4 ft at 11 seconds. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. a slight chance of showers and tstms.
a slight chance of showers late. 
.thu...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 5 seconds and
e 4 ft at 11 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. a slight chance of
showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight
chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.thu night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e
3 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. 
.fri...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e
4 ft at 5 seconds and ne 4 ft at 11 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.fri night...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 6 seconds and e
3 ft at 11 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. a chance of showers
in the evening, then showers likely with a slight chance of tstms
after midnight. 
.sat...se winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming sw
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: se
5 ft at 6 seconds and e 5 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers rough, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon.
showers.
.sat night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. showers in the evening. 
.sun...n winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. 
.sun night...n winds around 5 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers flat. 
.mon...w winds around 5 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas
2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light
chop in the afternoon. 
.mon night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
926 pm edt wed apr 29 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 60 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz158-301430-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
926 pm edt wed apr 29 2026

.overnight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt late.
seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 4 seconds and e 3 ft at 11 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop late. a slight chance of
showers and tstms. a slight chance of showers late. 
.thu...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. wave
detail: sw 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 3 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in
the afternoon. a chance of showers. a slight chance of tstms in
the afternoon. 
.thu night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and e
3 ft at 11 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to choppy after midnight. 
.fri...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming e
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft
near shore. wave detail: ne 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 4 ft at
11 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a
moderate chop in the afternoon. a chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...se winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e
4 ft at 11 seconds and se 3 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. 
.sat...se winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming nw
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft
near shore. wave detail: se 5 ft at 6 seconds and e 5 ft at
10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a
moderate chop in the afternoon. showers.
.sat night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft, except 3 to
4 ft near shore. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
showers, mainly in the evening. 
.sun...n winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. 
.sun night...n winds around 5 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers flat. 
.mon...nw winds around 5 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers flat,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.mon night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
926 pm edt wed apr 29 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 60 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz135-301430-
pamlico sound-
926 pm edt wed apr 29 2026

.overnight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt late.
waves 1 ft or less. a slight chance of showers and tstms. a
slight chance of showers late. 
.thu...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. waves
1 ft or less. a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.thu night...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. waves 1 ft or less, then 1 to
2 ft after midnight. 
.fri...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. waves around 2 ft. a slight
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.fri night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. a chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely with a slight chance
of tstms after midnight. 
.sat...e winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon.
waves 1 to 2 ft, building to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. showers.
.sat night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. waves around 2 ft. showers, mainly in the evening. 
.sun...n winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. 
.sun night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s after midnight.
waves 1 ft or less. 
.mon...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.mon night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$