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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
616 pm est tue dec 23 2025

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-241215-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
616 pm est tue dec 23 2025

.tonight...w 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 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...nw winds 10 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.thu...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.thu night...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n after midnight.
gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 5 seconds and s 2 ft at 5 seconds. 
.fri night...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.sat...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.sat night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft.  

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
616 pm est tue dec 23 2025

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-241215-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
616 pm est tue dec 23 2025

.tonight...w 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 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...nw winds 10 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: e 1 ft
at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...w winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
nw after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at
5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at
5 seconds. 
.fri night...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.sat...w winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.sat night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun night...w winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft.  

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
616 pm est tue dec 23 2025

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-241215-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
616 pm est tue dec 23 2025

.tonight...w winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt after midnight.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at
8 seconds. 
.wed...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming n in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at
9 seconds. 
.wed night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: se 1 ft
at 4 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 4 seconds and se
1 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 ft at
8 seconds. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight.
seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sat night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. 
.sun...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
616 pm est tue dec 23 2025

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-241215-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
616 pm est tue dec 23 2025

.tonight...w winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to
4 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 5 seconds. 
.wed...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 4 seconds and e
2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft
at 9 seconds and e 1 ft at 4 seconds. 
.thu...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 3 seconds and
e 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at
8 seconds. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sat night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
732 pm est tue dec 23 2025

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


amz135-241330-
pamlico sound-
732 pm est tue dec 23 2025

...small craft advisory in effect wednesday afternoon...

.tonight...w winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.wed...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. 
.wed night...n winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. 
.thu...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.thu night...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.fri...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.fri night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming w after midnight.
waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. rain likely, mainly
in the evening. 
.sat...nw winds around 10 kt, becoming n in the afternoon. waves
1 ft or less. 
.sat night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e after midnight.
waves 1 ft or less. 
.sun...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.sun night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
732 pm est tue dec 23 2025

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


amz156-241330-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
732 pm est tue dec 23 2025

...small craft advisory in effect through wednesday evening...

.tonight...w winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, 
diminishing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft.
wave detail: sw 5 ft at 7 seconds and e 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing to choppy. 
.wed...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming n with gusts up to 25 kt in
the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at 5 seconds
and e 2 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.wed night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave
detail: ne 4 ft at 5 seconds and s 2 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after
midnight. 
.thu...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 5 seconds and
e 3 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
increasing to rough in the afternoon. 
.thu night...w winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming ne 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 4 ft
at 4 seconds and sw 4 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. a slight chance of
rain in the evening. 
.fri...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: ne
5 ft at 6 seconds and e 5 ft at 12 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. 
.fri night...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. a chance
of rain. 
.sat...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw in the afternoon. seas
2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. 
.sat night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. 
.sun...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to choppy in the afternoon. 
.sun night...w winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers rough.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
732 pm est tue dec 23 2025

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


amz158-241330-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
732 pm est tue dec 23 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am est wednesday...

.tonight...w winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near
shore. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 7 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to a moderate chop.
.wed...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n in the afternoon. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 6 seconds and n 3 ft at
4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.wed night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail:
ne 4 ft at 5 seconds and sw 2 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. 
.thu...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the
afternoon. near shore, seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at
10 seconds and e 2 ft at 5 seconds, becoming sw 5 ft at 5 seconds
and e 3 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. 
.thu night...w winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. wave
detail: sw 5 ft at 5 seconds and n 3 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. a
slight chance of rain in the evening. 
.fri...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. wave
detail: ne 5 ft at 6 seconds and e 5 ft at 12 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. 
.fri night...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop
after midnight. a chance of rain in the evening. 
.sat...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 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. 
.sat night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e after midnight. seas
2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.sun...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the
afternoon. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a
moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.sun night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
increasing to rough after midnight.  

$$