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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
629 pm est fri jan 9 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-101215-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
629 pm est fri jan 9 2026

.tonight...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: e 1 ft at
4 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds. areas of fog. a slight chance
of rain late. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 6 seconds. a slight chance
of rain in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. patchy fog. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sat night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 6 seconds. a slight chance of
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
patchy fog. vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to 1 to 3 nm after
midnight. 
.sun...w winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: se
5 ft at 7 seconds and nw 3 ft at 4 seconds. a chance of showers
in the morning. patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sun night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 4 seconds and n 2 ft at
4 seconds. 
.mon...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming nw
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft
at 4 seconds and w 3 ft at 5 seconds. 
.mon night...w winds 5 kt. seas 2 ft. 
.tue...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. 
.tue night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of showers.
.wed night...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of
showers.  

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
629 pm est fri jan 9 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-101215-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
629 pm est fri jan 9 2026

.tonight...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: e 1 ft at
4 seconds and se 1 ft at 7 seconds. areas of fog. vsby 1 nm or
less. 
.sat...s winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 6 seconds. a slight chance
of rain in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. patchy fog. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sat night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 6 seconds. patchy fog. a chance
of showers after midnight. vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to 1 to
3 nm after midnight. 
.sun...w winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft
at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of showers in the
morning. patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sun night...nw winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming n 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 5 seconds and n
2 ft at 4 seconds. 
.mon...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft
at 4 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon night...nw winds 5 kt. seas 2 ft. 
.tue...nw winds 5 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas 2 ft. 
.tue night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers.
.wed night...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of
showers.  

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
629 pm est fri jan 9 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-101215-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
629 pm est fri jan 9 2026

.tonight...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: se 1 ft at
4 seconds and se 1 ft at 7 seconds. areas of fog until early
morning, then widespread fog late. a slight chance of rain late.
vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sat...s 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 e 1 ft at
4 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the morning, then a slight
chance of showers in the afternoon. widespread fog in the
morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sat 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.
a slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of
showers after midnight. patchy fog. vsby 1 nm or less, increasing
to 1 to 3 nm after midnight. 
.sun...w winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 30 kt in the afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 4 seconds and se 4 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of showers in the
morning. 
.sun night...nw winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming n 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 4 seconds and n
2 ft at 4 seconds. 
.mon...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft
at 4 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon night...w winds 5 kt. seas 1 ft. 
.tue...nw winds 5 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas 1 ft,
then 2 ft in the afternoon. 
.tue night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers.
.wed night...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of
showers.  

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
629 pm est fri jan 9 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-101215-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
629 pm est fri jan 9 2026

.tonight...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: e 1 ft at
4 seconds and se 1 ft at 7 seconds. areas of fog. a slight chance
of rain late. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sat...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and e
1 ft at 4 seconds. a slight chance of showers in the morning.
patchy fog. vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to 1 to 3 nm in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail:
se 4 ft at 6 seconds. a slight chance of showers in the evening,
then a chance of showers after midnight. patchy fog. vsby 1 to
3 nm. 
.sun...w winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 4 seconds and
se 4 ft at 6 seconds. a chance of showers in the morning. 
.sun night...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 5 seconds and n 4 ft at
5 seconds. 
.mon...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at 5 seconds and
se 1 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon night...nw winds 5 kt. seas 2 ft. 
.tue...nw winds 5 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas 2 ft. 
.tue night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 ft. 
.wed...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers.
.wed night...w winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of
showers.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
653 pm est fri jan 9 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


amz135-101300-
pamlico sound-
653 pm est fri jan 9 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from saturday evening through
sunday afternoon...

.tonight...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. a slight
chance of rain late. patchy fog late with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of rain. patchy fog. vsby
1 nm or less in the morning. 
.sat night...sw winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves
2 to 3 ft. a slight chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight. 
.sun...w winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. rain, mainly in
the morning. 
.sun night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.mon...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. 
.mon night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.tue...w winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. 
.tue night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.wed...sw winds around 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. a chance of
rain. 
.wed night...w winds around 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. a chance of
rain.  

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
653 pm est fri jan 9 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


amz156-101300-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
653 pm est fri jan 9 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from saturday afternoon through
saturday evening...
...gale watch in effect from late saturday night through sunday
morning...

.tonight...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt late. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 ft at
7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop late. a slight chance of rain and tstms
late. patchy fog late with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se
4 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
increasing to choppy in the afternoon. patchy fog in the morning.
a chance of rain. vsby 1 to 3 nm in the morning. 
.sat night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers rough. a slight chance of rain in the evening, then a
chance of rain after midnight. 
.sun...w winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming nw in the afternoon. gusts
up to 35 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 7 seconds and
nw 5 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough. rain
likely with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a
slight chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.sun night...nw winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 35 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 5 seconds and s 3 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers very rough, diminishing to rough after midnight. 
.mon...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming nw
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft
at 5 seconds and sw 1 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.mon night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. 
.tue...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas around 2 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 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. a chance of rain. 
.wed night...w winds around 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. a chance of rain.  

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
653 pm est fri jan 9 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


amz158-101300-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
653 pm est fri jan 9 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from saturday evening through
sunday afternoon...

.tonight...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. patchy fog after midnight. a slight chance of
rain late. vsby 1 nm or less after midnight. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 5 seconds and e
1 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
increasing to choppy in the afternoon. patchy fog in the morning.
a chance of rain, mainly in the morning with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sat night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. wave
detail: s 7 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. a
slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after
midnight. 
.sun...w winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming nw in the afternoon. gusts
up to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the
afternoon. near shore, seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at
6 seconds and se 2 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
rough. rain likely in the morning. 
.sun night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. wave detail: n 5 ft at
5 seconds and sw 3 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
rough. 
.mon...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming nw
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. near shore, seas
around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at
5 seconds and sw 1 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. 
.mon night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. 
.tue...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.tue night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.wed...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. a chance of rain. 
.wed night...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. a chance of rain.  

$$