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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
202 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

AMZ200-080715-
202 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
Elevated easterly swells on the south side of persistent high
pressure will continue this week. A cold front will bring the
return of rough marine conditions from Wednesday night to the end
of the week.

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AMZ250-080715-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
202 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.WED...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at
8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning,
then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 8 seconds. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the
evening.
.THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers and tstms in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 8 seconds. A
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms after midnight.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-080715-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
202 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.WED...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at
8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 8 seconds. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the
evening.
.THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 6 seconds. A
chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a slight chance
of showers in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 8 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: NE 9 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ254-080715-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
202 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers
early in the evening.
.WED...W winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
tstms.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 8 seconds. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the
evening.
.THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of tstms in the
morning. A slight chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ256-080715-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
202 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers
early in the evening.
.WED...N winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
tstms.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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