Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC

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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
700 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

From S of Currituck Beach Light to N of Surf City NC out 20 NM,
including the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds and the Monitor
National Marine Sanctuary

AMZ100-252315-
700 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
Good boating conditions expected trough the middle of next week.
High pressure centered off the Southeast coast will migrate to
the northern Gulf over the weekend while a weak backdoor front
drops into the waters Saturday then retreats northward on Sunday.

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AMZ230-252315-
Albemarle Sound-
700 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Waves 1 ft or
less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
1 ft or less.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.TUE...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ131-252315-
Alligator River-
700 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

.TODAY...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A slight chance of
showers and tstms late.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. A slight chance
of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.TUE...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ231-252315-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
700 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

.TODAY...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S late. Waves flat,
increasing to light chop late.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.TUE...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ135-252315-
Pamlico Sound-
700 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of
showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ136-252315-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
700 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

.TODAY...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S around 5 kt late. Waves
flat.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
light chop.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. A slight chance
of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.MON...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
flat. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.TUE...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
flat. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ137-252315-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
700 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

.TODAY...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S late. Waves flat,
increasing to light chop late. A slight chance of showers and
tstms late.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. A slight chance
of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.MON...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves
light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.TUE...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ150-252315-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
700 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

.TODAY...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S late. Seas around 2 ft.
Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at
4 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.
.TUE...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ152-252315-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
700 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ154-252315-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
700 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW 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.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ156-252315-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
700 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a
moderate chop late. A slight chance of showers early this
morning.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
1 to 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
1 to 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 1 to
2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers
and tstms in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 1 to 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ158-252315-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
700 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a
moderate chop late.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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