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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
621 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

AMZ200-181215-
621 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
High pressure across the area will shift offshore Tuesday. A weak
cold front will then move through Wednesday night with high
pressure returning later in the week.

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AMZ250-181215-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
621 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 ft at
3 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
1 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
1 ft, then 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 1 ft at 5 seconds
and E 1 ft at 8 seconds, becoming S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft
at 5 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft.
Wave Detail: NE 1 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
1 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to
4 ft.

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AMZ252-181215-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
621 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 ft at 4 seconds
and S 1 ft at 5 seconds, becoming E 1 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 ft
at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at
5 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and E 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at
7 seconds.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft
in the morning, then 1 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 ft at 2 seconds and
SW 1 ft at 4 seconds, becoming N 1 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 ft at
4 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to
4 ft.

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AMZ254-181215-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
621 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE late this evening and
overnight. Seas 1 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 ft at 3 seconds and S
1 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
1 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at
8 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
1 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 ft at 2 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 ft.

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AMZ256-181215-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
621 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft this evening, then
1 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds,
becoming NE 1 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
1 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
1 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 ft at 2 seconds and S 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.

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