Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
225 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

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225 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...
High pressure just off the East Coast will retreat offshore as a
cold front approaches from the north. The front is expected to
stall across inland North Carolina Friday night, then return
north this weekend. Increasingly humid southwest winds will bring
better shower and thunderstorm potential this weekend.

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AMZ250-110715-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
225 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds
and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms after
midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms,
mainly in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms
after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-110715-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
225 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of
showers early.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms, mainly in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of tstms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms.
Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
225 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 kt, increasing to 10 kt late. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds.
A slight chance of showers early.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
6 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft
at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. A chance of showers. A
chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...NW winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ256-110715-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
225 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers early.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. Showers likely with a chance
of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. A
chance of tstms, mainly in the evening.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...NW winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas
2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ280-110715-
Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
225 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely. A chance
of tstms, mainly in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of tstms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers
likely, mainly in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of tstms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ284-110715-
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
225 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at
7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely. A chance
of tstms, mainly in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of
tstms after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers
likely, mainly in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after
midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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