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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
252 am edt sat may 16 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz250-161915-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
252 am edt sat may 16 2026

.rest of tonight...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: se 2 ft at 8 seconds and sw 1 ft at 3 seconds. 
.sat...s winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 3 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 4 seconds. 
.sun night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...s winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 2 ft at 8 seconds and s 1 ft at
5 seconds. 
.mon night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue...s winds 5 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. 
.tue night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed...sw winds 5 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
252 am edt sat may 16 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz252-161915-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
252 am edt sat may 16 2026

.rest of tonight...s winds 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
2 ft at 7 seconds and sw 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.sat...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 2 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 1 ft at 4 seconds. 
.sat night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 4 seconds. 
.sun...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
2 ft at 8 seconds and s 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.mon...s winds 5 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: se 2 ft at 8 seconds and s 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.mon night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue...se winds 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
252 am edt sat may 16 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz254-161915-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
252 am edt sat may 16 2026

.rest of tonight...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: se
2 ft at 7 seconds and sw 1 ft at 3 seconds. 
.sat...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
3 seconds and se 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 3 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...s winds 5 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. seas 2 ft.
wave detail: se 2 ft at 8 seconds and s 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.mon night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue...se winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed...s winds 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed night...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
252 am edt sat may 16 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz256-161915-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
252 am edt sat may 16 2026

.rest of tonight...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: e
2 ft at 7 seconds and s 1 ft at 2 seconds. 
.sat...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 3 seconds and se
2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat night...s winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 2 ft at 3 seconds and
se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...se winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 2 ft at 8 seconds and s 1 ft at
5 seconds. 
.mon night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue...se winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. 
.wed...s winds 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed night...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

$$

fzus52 kmhx 160635
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
235 am edt sat may 16 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


amz156-161945-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
235 am edt sat may 16 2026

.today...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 
to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 3 
seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 4 seconds and se 3 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.sun...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 5 seconds and se 3 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. 
.sun night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds
and sw 2 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. 
.mon...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop. 
.mon night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 9 seconds and s 1 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.tue...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.tue night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. 
.wed...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.wed night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.  

$$

fzus52 kmhx 160635
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
235 am edt sat may 16 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


amz158-161945-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
235 am edt sat may 16 2026

.today...s winds around 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 
to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 3 
seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.tonight...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 4 seconds and se 3 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.sun...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 4 seconds and se 3 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. 
.sun night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds
and s 2 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. 
.mon...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop. 
.mon night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 9 seconds and s 1 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.tue...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.tue night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. 
.wed...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.wed night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.  

$$

fzus52 kmhx 160635
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
235 am edt sat may 16 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


amz135-161945-
pamlico sound-
235 am edt sat may 16 2026

.today...sw winds around 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt this 
afternoon. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.sun...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.sun night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.mon...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.mon night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.tue...s winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.tue night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.wed...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.
.wed night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft.  

$$