


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
286 FZUS52 KILM 050545 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 145 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM AMZ200-051815- 145 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles... Easterly swells from the remnants of Imelda will subside through Sunday while northeast to easterly winds on the south side of persistent high pressure continue into the new week. A cold front will bring the return of rough conditions around the middle to end of the upcoming week. $$ AMZ250-051815- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 145 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 4 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ252-051815- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm- 145 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 4 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ254-051815- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 nm- 145 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ256-051815- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 nm- 145 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$