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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
159 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

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159 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
A weak ridge of high pressure over the inland Carolinas will shift
towards the coast as another high builds down from the north
tonight through Monday behind a weak backdoor cold front.
Hurricane Erin will remain offshore as it pushes northward between
Bermuda and the U.S. East Coast mid- week next week. Increasing
long period Erin swells will impact the waters during the upcoming
work-week, with the peak occurring mid- week.

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AMZ250-180615-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
159 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt, becoming W late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 14 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 16 seconds and E 2 ft at
7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE
7 ft at 15 seconds and E 3 ft at 5 seconds, becoming SE 9 ft at
15 seconds and E 3 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 10 ft at 15 seconds and E 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 9 to
13 ft. Wave Detail: SE 12 ft at 16 seconds and E 4 ft at
7 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-180615-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
159 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight, then
becoming W 5 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 15 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 16 seconds and SE 2 ft at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE
7 ft at 15 seconds and E 2 ft at 5 seconds, becoming SE 9 ft at
15 seconds and E 1 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 10 ft at 15 seconds and E 1 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft. Wave Detail: SE 11 ft at 16 seconds and NE 3 ft at
7 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to
6 ft in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
A chance of tstms after midnight.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ254-180615-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
159 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E late. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight, then
becoming W late. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and
E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 15 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 16 seconds and SE 3 ft at
4 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 15 seconds and E 3 ft at
6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 8 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the
evening.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: SE 10 ft at 16 seconds and NE 1 ft at
6 seconds. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to
5 ft in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ256-180615-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
159 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight, then
becoming W late. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and
E 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 15 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 16 seconds and E 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 8 ft at 15 seconds and
E 3 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 8 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the
evening.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: SE 10 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in
the evening.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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