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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
245 am edt wed may 6 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz250-061915-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
245 am edt wed may 6 2026

.rest of tonight...s winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
2 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at
9 seconds. 
.wed night...sw winds 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds. a slight chance of tstms.
a slight chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in
the afternoon. 
.thu night...w winds 15 kt, becoming n after midnight. gusts up
to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and ne
2 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of tstms in the evening. a
chance of showers. 
.fri...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming e
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft
at 4 seconds and s 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of
showers after midnight. 
.sat...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers.
.sat night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of
showers in the evening. 
.sun...sw winds 5 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 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
245 am edt wed may 6 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz252-061915-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
245 am edt wed may 6 2026

.rest of tonight...s winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
2 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.wed...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at
9 seconds. 
.wed night...sw winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. a
slight chance of tstms. a slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.thu night...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n after midnight.
gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at
7 seconds. a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in
the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming e
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 6 seconds and ne 2 ft at 4 seconds. 
.fri night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of
showers after midnight. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers.
.sat night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers in
the afternoon. 
.sun night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 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
245 am edt wed may 6 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz254-061915-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
245 am edt wed may 6 2026

.rest of tonight...s winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 10 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at
9 seconds. 
.wed night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...sw winds 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft.
wave detail: se 4 ft at 7 seconds. a slight chance of tstms. a
slight chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in
the afternoon. 
.thu night...w winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
n after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at
7 seconds. a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in
the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming e
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft
at 4 seconds and s 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. a chance of showers
after midnight. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers.
.sat night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun...sw winds 5 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 ft. a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. 
.sun 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
245 am edt wed may 6 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz256-061915-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
245 am edt wed may 6 2026

.rest of tonight...s winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
2 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...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 5 seconds and e
1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 5 seconds. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 7 seconds. a slight chance of
showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a
slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft
at 7 seconds. a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms
in the evening. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft at 4 seconds and s 2 ft at
6 seconds. 
.fri night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers after midnight. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers.
.sat night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun...sw winds 5 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers. 
.sun night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of
showers.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 060829
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
429 am edt wed may 6 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


amz135-062130-
pamlico sound-
429 am edt wed may 6 2026

.today...s winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late.
waves 1 ft or less, then 2 to 3 ft this afternoon. 
.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves
2 to 3 ft. a slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming n in the afternoon. gusts
up to 25 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers with a slight
chance of tstms in the morning, then showers likely with a slight
chance of tstms in the afternoon. vsby 1 to 3 nm in the morning. 
.thu night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft. showers with a slight chance of tstms in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.fri...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. waves
around 2 ft. 
.fri night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.sat...s winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. a chance of showers. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. a chance
of showers in the evening. 
.sun...s winds around 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.sun night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. a chance of
showers.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
429 am edt wed may 6 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


amz156-062130-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
429 am edt wed may 6 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this evening through late
thursday night...

.today...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to
4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft
at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy, increasing to rough in the afternoon. a chance of showers
with a slight chance of tstms. 
.thu night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave
detail: s 5 ft at 7 seconds and ne 3 ft at 11 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after
midnight. a slight chance of tstms in the evening. showers
likely. 
.fri...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 7 seconds and ne 3 ft at
8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.fri night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 6 seconds and e
2 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. a chance of showers
after midnight. 
.sat...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of showers. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a
moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. a chance
of showers in the evening. 
.sun...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.sun 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
429 am edt wed may 6 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


amz158-062130-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
429 am edt wed may 6 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this evening through late
thursday night...

.today...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at
9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing
to choppy late. 
.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to
8 ft in the afternoon. near shore, seas 3 to 4 ft, building to
4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: s 6 ft at 6 seconds and
e 1 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
increasing to rough in the afternoon. a chance of showers with a
slight chance of tstms. 
.thu night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft, except 3 to
5 ft near shore. wave detail: s 5 ft at 6 seconds and ne 2 ft at
10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. a slight
chance of tstms in the evening. showers likely. 
.fri...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 6 seconds and ne 3 ft at
11 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. 
.fri night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
2 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. a chance of showers after midnight. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of showers. 
.sat night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. a chance of showers in the evening. 
.sun...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.sun 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.

$$