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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
608 pm edt fri mar 27 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-281115-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
608 pm edt fri mar 27 2026

...gale warning in effect from 2 am edt saturday through saturday
afternoon...

.tonight...sw winds 15 kt, becoming n after midnight. gusts up to
25 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and n
2 ft at 3 seconds. patchy fog late this evening. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: ne 5 ft at 5 seconds and s 2 ft at 5 seconds.
a chance of showers in the morning. 
.sat night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: ne 5 ft at 6 seconds and e 5 ft at
10 seconds. 
.sun...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming e 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: e 5 ft at 10 seconds and
e 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.sun night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: e
4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at
8 seconds. 
.mon night...s winds 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.tue...s winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.tue night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.wed...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 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
608 pm edt fri mar 27 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-281115-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
608 pm edt fri mar 27 2026

...gale warning in effect from 2 am edt saturday through saturday
afternoon...

.tonight...sw winds 15 kt, becoming nw after midnight, then
becoming n late. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail:
s 3 ft at 6 seconds and n 1 ft at 3 seconds. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: ne 5 ft at 5 seconds and sw 3 ft at 5 seconds.
a slight chance of showers in the morning. 
.sat night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne 5 ft at 7 seconds and nw 1 ft at
4 seconds. 
.sun...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming e 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: e 5 ft at 9 seconds and
se 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: e
4 ft at 9 seconds and se 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.mon...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 7 seconds and e 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.tue...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.tue night...s winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.wed...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 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
608 pm edt fri mar 27 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-281115-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
608 pm edt fri mar 27 2026

...gale warning in effect from 2 am edt saturday through saturday
afternoon...

.tonight...sw winds 15 kt, becoming nw after midnight, then
becoming n late. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail:
s 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at 4 seconds and s 2 ft at 5 seconds. a
slight chance of showers in the morning. 
.sat night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at
8 seconds. 
.sun...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming e 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 6 seconds and e
3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 7 seconds and e
3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon...se winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 7 seconds and e 2 ft at
9 seconds. 
.mon night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 ft. 
.tue...s winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 ft. 
.tue night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.wed...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 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
608 pm edt fri mar 27 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-281115-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
608 pm edt fri mar 27 2026

...gale warning in effect from 2 am edt saturday through saturday
afternoon...

.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w with gusts up to
20 kt after midnight, then becoming n 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 30 kt late. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds
and e 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat...n winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming ne 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne 5 ft at 5 seconds and
se 3 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sat night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: e
6 ft at 7 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming e
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: e 6 ft
at 7 seconds and e 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: e
4 ft at 7 seconds and e 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.mon...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 8 seconds and e 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.tue...s winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.tue night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.wed...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.wed night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
1054 pm edt fri mar 27 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


amz135-281600-
pamlico sound-
1054 pm edt fri mar 27 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 4 am edt saturday...
...gale warning in effect from 4 am edt saturday through saturday
afternoon...

.overnight...n winds 25 to 30 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. a slight 
chance of rain late this evening, then a chance of rain. rain 
likely late. 
.sat...n winds 25 to 35 kt. waves 3 to 4 ft. a chance of rain in 
the morning. 
.sat night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.sun night...se winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming s after midnight.
waves around 2 ft. 
.mon...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. 
.mon night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft. 
.tue...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. 
.tue night...sw winds around 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.wed...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
1054 pm edt fri mar 27 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


amz156-281600-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
1054 pm edt fri mar 27 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 4 am edt saturday...
...gale warning in effect from 4 am edt saturday through saturday
evening...

.overnight...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 25 to 30 kt with
gusts up to 35 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. wave
detail: s 4 ft at 7 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds, becoming n
5 ft at 5 seconds and sw 4 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop, increasing to very rough. a slight chance
of rain and tstms. a chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms late. 
.sat...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 6 seconds and ne 6 ft at 8 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. a chance of rain in the
morning. 
.sat night...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 ne 6 ft at
10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough. 
.sun...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming e
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: ne
5 ft at 6 seconds and e 5 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.sun night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e
4 ft at 9 seconds and se 3 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.mon...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft
at 8 seconds and se 3 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. 
.mon night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.tue...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.tue night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.wed...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.wed 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
1054 pm edt fri mar 27 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


amz158-281600-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
1054 pm edt fri mar 27 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 4 am edt saturday...
...gale warning in effect from 4 am edt saturday through saturday
evening...

.overnight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. near
shore, seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and n
3 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
increasing to rough. a slight chance of rain. a slight chance of
rain and tstms late. 
.sat...n winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 35 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft, except 3 to 5 ft
near shore. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 7 seconds and sw 4 ft at
6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing to
rough in the afternoon. a slight chance of rain in the morning. 
.sat night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. wave detail: e 6 ft at
7 seconds and nw 2 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
rough. 
.sun...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming e
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 3 ft
near shore. wave detail: e 6 ft at 10 seconds and e 5 ft at
6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a
moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.sun night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to
3 ft near shore. wave detail: e 5 ft at 10 seconds and se 3 ft at
7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.mon...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near
shore. wave detail: e 5 ft at 9 seconds and se 4 ft at 7 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.mon night...sw winds around 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. 
.tue...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.tue night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. 
.wed...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.wed night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$