Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
328 PM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

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328 PM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
Bermuda High pressure will maintain southwest winds across the
waters through this week. An approaching cold front will lead to
increasing coverage of showers and thunderstorms beginning late
Tuesday and lasting through Thursday night.

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Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
328 PM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025

.THROUGH 7 PM...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...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 E 2 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at
8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Showers
with a chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely
with a chance of tstms.
.THU...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers
likely, mainly in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
328 PM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025

.THROUGH 7 PM...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...S 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 SE 2 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms
after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening,
then showers likely after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely with a chance
of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely
after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers
likely, mainly in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
328 PM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025

.THROUGH 7 PM...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...S 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 SE 2 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms
after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A
slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of tstms.
A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.WED...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. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
.THU...SW winds 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
328 PM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025

.THROUGH 7 PM...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...S 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 SE 2 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening,
then showers likely after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
.THU...SW winds 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in
the evening.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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