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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
609 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

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609 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...
High pressure over the area will shift offshore later today. A
weak cold front will then impact the area later Monday into Monday
night.

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AMZ250-052315-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
609 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
609 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 5 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 2 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 2 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
609 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026

.TODAY...W winds 5 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 2 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 3 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
3 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E
2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...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 E 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E
2 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
609 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 5 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 3 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
3 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E
2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 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
2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds
and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.

$$

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Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
609 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 2 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at
9 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
609 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
8 seconds and W 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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