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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
646 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

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646 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
Center of high pressure over the Great Lakes will drop south
tonight, reaching the Eastern Carolinas before stalling late Fri
thru Sat. The high and associated ridging will slide off the coast
and offshore by Sun, allowing a cold front to approach from the
west and move across the area and offshore Sun night. High
pressure ridging in from the west will follow Mon thru Tue.

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AMZ250-171130-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
646 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at
13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

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AMZ252-171130-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
646 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
4 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at
12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

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AMZ254-171130-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
646 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 2 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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AMZ256-171130-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
646 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE
4 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 9 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E
2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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