Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Text Only |  Print | Product List |  Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
729
FZUS52 KILM 251802
CWFILM

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
102 PM EST Tue Nov 25 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

AMZ200-260630-
102 PM EST Tue Nov 25 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
A strong cold front will move through Wednesday night bringing
much colder and drier weather Thanksgiving Day into the weekend.

$$

AMZ250-260630-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
102 PM EST Tue Nov 25 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ252-260630-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
102 PM EST Tue Nov 25 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ254-260630-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
102 PM EST Tue Nov 25 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of
rain.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Gusts up
to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW
3 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 ft at
5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds
and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

$$

AMZ256-260630-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
102 PM EST Tue Nov 25 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of
rain.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and E
1 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Gusts up
to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 3 seconds and S
3 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at
5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

$$