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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
300 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

AMZ200-021915-
300 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...
A stalled front will lift towards the waters as multiple low
pressure areas track along it, bringing rain and isolated thunder
to the waters through today into tonight. Expect marginal Small
Craft Advisory conditions Saturday afternoon and evening as low
pressure strengthens and moves off to the northeast. High pressure
will build in behind departing low late Sunday through Tuesday.

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AMZ250-021915-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
300 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of
rain, then rain likely with a slight chance of tstms late.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
4 ft at 10 seconds and E 3 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
tstms in the morning. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-021915-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
300 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance
of rain, then rain likely with a slight chance of tstms late.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of tstms
in the morning. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and
NW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ254-021915-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
300 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain,
then rain likely with a slight chance of tstms late.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 10 seconds and E 2 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
tstms in the morning. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at
6 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and
E 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E
1 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ256-021915-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
300 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of
rain, then rain likely with a slight chance of tstms late.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to
5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and E
1 ft at 11 seconds, becoming NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 3 ft at
10 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 4 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and
S 1 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft
at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ280-021915-
Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
300 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Rain
likely. A chance of tstms late.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
5 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Rain. A chance of
tstms, mainly in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 7 seconds. Rain in the
evening.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ284-021915-
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
300 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and E 2 ft at 5 seconds. Rain
likely. A chance of tstms late.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and E
2 ft at 5 seconds, becoming NE 5 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at
4 seconds. Rain. A chance of tstms, mainly in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at
5 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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