Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
623 AM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

AMZ200-072315-
623 AM 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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AMZ250-072315-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
623 AM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at
8 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers
early this morning.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at
8 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
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 and NE 3 ft at 4 seconds. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 4 ft at 8 seconds.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of 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
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ252-072315-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
623 AM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at
8 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers
early this morning.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at
8 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A
slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW 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 and NE 3 ft at 3 seconds. Showers likely. A
slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of tstms
after midnight.
.THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of 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
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to
9 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ254-072315-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
623 AM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at
8 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers
early this morning.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at
8 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.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 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Showers likely. A
slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of tstms
after midnight.
.THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of 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: E 7 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N 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.

$$

AMZ256-072315-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
623 AM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. 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 early this morning.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.WED...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds.
A slight chance of showers.
.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 and NE 3 ft at 3 seconds. Showers likely with a
slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.
.THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. A
slight chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers.
.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. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.FRI...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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