Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
226 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

AMZ200-060715-
226 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
Weak low pressure inland will move northeast across eastern NC
tonight into tomorrow, with scattered thunderstorms impacting the
coastal waters through this evening. After a break in the rain on
Friday, a series of upper disturbances and surface boundaries
will keep the weather unsettled for several days.

$$

AMZ250-060715-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
226 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025

.THROUGH 7 PM...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W late. Gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.SAT...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 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning,
then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds. Showers and tstms likely.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then
showers and tstms likely in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms likely.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening, then showers and tstms likely
after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Showers and tstms likely.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening, then showers and tstms likely
after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ252-060715-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
226 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025

.THROUGH 7 PM...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of tstms.
Showers likely early this afternoon, then a chance of showers
late.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt, becoming W late. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at
8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning,
then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at
9 seconds. Showers and tstms likely.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms likely.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms in the evening, then showers and tstms after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Showers and tstms likely.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening, then showers and tstms after
midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ254-060715-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
226 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025

.THROUGH 7 PM...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
W late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A
chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of tstms after midnight.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and E
1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...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 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds
and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then
showers and tstms likely in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms likely.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms in the evening, then showers and tstms likely after
midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers and tstms likely.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Tstms likely.
Showers likely.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ256-060715-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
226 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025

.THROUGH 7 PM...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A
chance of tstms early in the evening, then a slight chance of
tstms in the late evening and overnight.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds
and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then
showers and tstms likely in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms likely.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms
likely.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers and tstms
likely.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Tstms likely.
Showers likely.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$