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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
652 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz250-161115-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
652 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

...gale watch in effect from saturday morning through late sunday
night...

.tonight...sw winds 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at
3 seconds and se 1 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 5 seconds
and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of showers after
midnight. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 9 seconds and
w 5 ft at 6 seconds. showers likely. 
.sat night...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: ne 8 ft at 6 seconds and w 2 ft at
6 seconds. showers likely, mainly in the evening. 
.sun...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 6 to
9 ft. wave detail: ne 9 ft at 7 seconds and e 2 ft at 11 seconds.
a slight chance of showers. 
.sun night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
6 to 9 ft. 
.mon...ne winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. a chance of showers
in the afternoon. 
.mon night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming n 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. a chance of showers in the evening. 
.tue...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.tue night...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
652 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz252-161115-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
652 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

...gale watch in effect from saturday morning through late sunday
night...

.tonight...sw winds 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at
3 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 3 seconds and se 1 ft at
9 seconds. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 4 seconds
and se 1 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of showers after
midnight. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 5 seconds and
e 3 ft at 9 seconds. showers likely. 
.sat night...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: n 7 ft at 6 seconds. a chance of showers,
mainly in the evening. 
.sun...n winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming ne 30 to 35 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: n 8 ft at 6 seconds and e
1 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.sun night...ne winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt
after midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. a chance of showers in the
evening. 
.mon...ne winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. a chance of showers
in the afternoon. 
.mon night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft.
.tue...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.tue night...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
652 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz254-161115-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
652 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

...gale watch in effect from saturday morning through late sunday
night...

.tonight...sw winds 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: s 1 ft at
3 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 ft at
9 seconds. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 5 seconds and e
1 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 4 ft at 9 seconds.
showers likely. 
.sat night...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: n 7 ft at 6 seconds. a chance of showers
in the evening. 
.sun...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: n 7 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 11 seconds.
a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.sun night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.mon...n winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming ne 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.mon night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft.
.tue...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.tue night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
652 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz256-161115-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
652 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

...gale watch in effect from saturday morning through late sunday
night...

.tonight...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: s 1 ft at
3 seconds and e 1 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri...sw winds 5 to 10 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 with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 ft at
9 seconds. a slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 5 seconds and ne 5 ft at 9 seconds.
a chance of showers. 
.sat night...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: n 8 ft at 6 seconds. a chance of showers
in the evening. 
.sun...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 6 to
8 ft. wave detail: ne 8 ft at 7 seconds and e 1 ft at 11 seconds.
a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.sun night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
6 to 8 ft. 
.mon...ne winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.mon night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming n 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.tue...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.tue night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
305 pm edt thu oct 15 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


amz156-160815-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
305 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

...gale watch in effect from saturday morning through late sunday
night...

.tonight...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: se
2 ft at 9 seconds and sw 1 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.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 4 seconds and
e 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
increasing to choppy in the afternoon. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail:
sw 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds
and rivers choppy. a chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts
up to 35 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 5 seconds and e
2 ft at 10 seconds, becoming sw 6 ft at 6 seconds and ne 6 ft at
9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough, increasing to very
rough in the afternoon. showers with a slight chance of tstms in
the morning, then showers in the afternoon. 
.sat night...n winds around 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: ne 7 ft at 8 seconds and nw 3 ft at
6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. showers, mainly
in the evening. 
.sun...ne winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: ne 7 ft at 8 seconds and nw 2 ft at 5 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers extremely rough. a chance of showers. 
.sun night...ne winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 40 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers extremely rough, diminishing to very rough
after midnight. a chance of showers. 
.mon...ne winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers very rough. a chance of showers. 
.mon night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming n 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough,
diminishing to rough after midnight. a chance of showers. 
.tue...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers rough. a chance of showers. 
.tue night...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers rough. a chance of showers in the evening.  

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
305 pm edt thu oct 15 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


amz158-160815-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
305 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

...gale watch in effect from saturday morning through late sunday
night...

.tonight...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at
10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.fri night...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
10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. a chance of
showers after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 35 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne
6 ft at 9 seconds and nw 5 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers rough, increasing to very rough in the afternoon. showers.
.sat night...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
6 to 9 ft, except 4 to 6 ft near shore. wave detail: n 9 ft at
7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. showers likely,
mainly in the evening. 
.sun...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 6 to
9 ft, except 5 to 7 ft near shore. wave detail: ne 9 ft at
10 seconds and n 3 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
very rough. a chance of showers. 
.sun night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
7 to 10 ft, except 5 to 7 ft near shore. adjacent sounds and
rivers very rough. 
.mon...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers rough,
increasing to very rough in the afternoon. a chance of showers. 
.mon night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming n 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.
adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing to rough after
midnight. a chance of showers in the evening. 
.tue...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers rough. 
.tue night...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers rough.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
305 pm edt thu oct 15 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


amz135-160815-
pamlico sound-
305 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

...gale watch in effect from saturday morning through late sunday
night...

.tonight...w winds around 5 kt, becoming ne around 5 kt this
evening, then becoming s after midnight, becoming sw late. waves
1 ft or less. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves
2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts
up to 35 kt in the afternoon. waves 3 to 4 ft. showers.
.sat night...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. waves
3 to 4 ft. a chance of showers. 
.sun...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. waves 3 to
5 ft. a chance of showers in the morning. 
.sun night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. waves
3 to 5 ft. 
.mon...ne winds 25 to 30 kt. waves 3 to 4 ft. 
.mon night...n winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. waves 2 to 4 ft. a chance of showers after
midnight. 
.tue...n winds 20 to 25 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers
in the morning. 
.tue night...n winds 20 to 25 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft.  

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