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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
825 am edt sun mar 22 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-230115-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
825 am edt sun mar 22 2026

.rest of today...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
with gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave
detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...sw winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft.
wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. a
chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. 
.mon night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. wave detail: s
4 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds, becoming ne 5 ft at
5 seconds and s 3 ft at 6 seconds. a chance of showers and tstms
in the evening. 
.tue...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: ne
6 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.tue night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: e
5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.wed night...se winds 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.thu...s winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 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
825 am edt sun mar 22 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-230115-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
825 am edt sun mar 22 2026

.rest of today...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
with gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave
detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds.
a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. 
.mon night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne 4 ft at 5 seconds and sw 4 ft at
6 seconds. a chance of showers and tstms in the evening. 
.tue...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 6 seconds and s 1 ft at 6 seconds. 
.tue night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: e
5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.wed night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.thu...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 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
825 am edt sun mar 22 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-230115-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
825 am edt sun mar 22 2026

.rest of today...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at
9 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. a
chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. 
.mon night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to
4 to 6 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 3 ft at 6 seconds and e
1 ft at 9 seconds, becoming ne 4 ft at 6 seconds and s 3 ft at
6 seconds. a chance of showers and tstms in the evening. 
.tue...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne
5 ft at 5 seconds and s 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.tue night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: e
5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming e 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.wed night...se winds 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.thu...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 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
825 am edt sun mar 22 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-230115-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
825 am edt sun mar 22 2026

.rest of today...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at
9 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon. 
.mon night...n winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming ne 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight.
wave detail: sw 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds,
becoming ne 5 ft at 5 seconds and s 2 ft at 6 seconds. a chance
of showers and tstms in the evening, then a slight chance of
showers after midnight. 
.tue...ne winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 6 seconds and
s 1 ft at 6 seconds. 
.tue night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: e
6 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.wed night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.thu...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 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
749 am edt sun mar 22 2026

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


amz156-230100-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
749 am edt sun mar 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this evening through
monday afternoon...
...gale watch in effect from monday afternoon through tuesday
morning...

.today...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 6 seconds and e 3 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 6 seconds and e
3 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing
to rough after midnight. 
.mon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming w
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 7 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough in the
afternoon. a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in
the afternoon. 
.mon night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 7 seconds and s 4 ft at
7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. a chance of
showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening. 
.tue...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 9 seconds and s 1 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. 
.tue night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: e 5 ft at 9 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to light chop
after midnight. 
.wed...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.wed night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. 
.thu...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a
moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight.  

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
749 am edt sun mar 22 2026

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


amz158-230100-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
749 am edt sun mar 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this evening through
monday afternoon...
...gale watch in effect from monday afternoon through tuesday
morning...

.today...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and
e 3 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 6 seconds and e 3 ft at 9 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.mon...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 7 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. a chance of showers with a
slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.mon night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
5 to 8 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. wave detail: ne 7 ft at
7 seconds and s 4 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
rough. a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the
evening. 
.tue...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft, except 3 to 5 ft
near shore. wave detail: ne 7 ft at 9 seconds and e 5 ft at
9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to
choppy in the afternoon. 
.tue night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. wave
detail: e 5 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to light chop after midnight. 
.wed...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.wed night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to
flat after midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.thu 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
749 am edt sun mar 22 2026

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


amz135-230100-
pamlico sound-
749 am edt sun mar 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from monday afternoon through
tuesday afternoon...

.today...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft this afternoon. 
.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves
2 to 3 ft. 
.mon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 30 kt in the afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers
with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.mon night...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. waves
2 to 4 ft. a slight chance of showers in the evening. 
.tue...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves 2 to
3 ft. 
.tue 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. 
.wed...e winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.wed night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less.
.thu...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves 1 ft or less. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. waves around 2 ft.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$