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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
647 pm edt thu apr 23 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz250-241130-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
647 pm edt thu apr 23 2026

.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.fri...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail:
sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at
9 seconds. a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and se
1 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of tstms. showers.
.sun...nw winds 10 kt, becoming ne with gusts up to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 5 seconds and
ne 2 ft at 11 seconds. showers.
.sun night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. a chance of showers. 
.mon...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.mon night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.tue...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. a chance of showers.
.tue night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. a chance of
showers.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
647 pm edt thu apr 23 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz252-241130-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
647 pm edt thu apr 23 2026

.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to
4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and e
1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of showers
in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming w after midnight.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at
8 seconds. a chance of tstms. showers.
.sun...nw winds 10 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds.
showers with a chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of
showers in the afternoon. 
.sun night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. a chance of showers. 
.mon...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.mon night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.tue...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of showers.
.tue night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of
showers.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
647 pm edt thu apr 23 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz254-241130-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
647 pm edt thu apr 23 2026

.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at
8 seconds. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and
e 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds
and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of showers
in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 4 seconds and se
1 ft at 8 seconds. showers likely with a chance of tstms in the
evening, then showers with a slight chance of tstms after
midnight. 
.sun...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at
8 seconds. showers, mainly in the morning. 
.sun night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of
showers. 
.mon...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming e 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.mon night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.tue...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers.
.tue night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of
showers.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
647 pm edt thu apr 23 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz256-241130-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
647 pm edt thu apr 23 2026

.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds and e
1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds
and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at
9 seconds. a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 4 seconds and se
1 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of tstms. showers.
.sun...nw winds 10 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 8 seconds.
showers, mainly in the morning. 
.sun night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of
showers. 
.mon...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.mon night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.tue...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. a chance of showers.
.tue night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of
showers.  

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
706 pm edt thu apr 23 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


amz156-241215-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
706 pm edt thu apr 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through friday morning...

.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt late this
evening and overnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at
6 seconds and e 2 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy. 
.fri...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to
4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 11 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at
10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.sat...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of tstms. a chance of showers in
the evening, then showers after midnight. 
.sun...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 4 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. a chance
of tstms in the morning. showers likely. 
.sun night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. a chance of
showers. 
.mon...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.mon night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a
moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. 
.tue...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas 2 to
4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. a chance of showers
in the afternoon. 
.tue night...sw winds around 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. a chance of showers.  

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
706 pm edt thu apr 23 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


amz158-241215-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
706 pm edt thu apr 23 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through friday morning...

.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.fri...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 10 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at
10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail:
sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of tstms. showers.
.sun...nw winds around 10 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and ne 3 ft at
8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a
moderate chop in the afternoon. showers, mainly in the morning. 
.sun night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. a chance of showers in the evening. 
.mon...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.mon night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming e 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. 
.tue...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. a chance of
showers in the afternoon. 
.tue night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. a chance of showers.  

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
706 pm edt thu apr 23 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


amz135-241215-
pamlico sound-
706 pm edt thu apr 23 2026

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

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$