Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
200 FZUS52 KMHX 080653 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 253 AM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026 From S of Currituck Beach Light to N of Surf City NC out 60 NM, including the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds and the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary AMZ100-082000- 253 AM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... High pressure will build in from the north keeping breezy NE to ENE winds across the waters today. High pressure slides off the Mid- Atlantic coast Wednesday allowing winds to veer to S to SWly for the latter half of the week. A more unsettled pattern is expected Friday into the weekend. $$ AMZ230-082000- Albemarle Sound- 253 AM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-082000- Alligator River- 253 AM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S around 5 kt after midnight. Waves flat. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-082000- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 253 AM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .WED...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-082000- Pamlico Sound- 253 AM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft this morning, then 1 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-082000- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 253 AM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E late. Waves light chop. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Patchy fog after midnight. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .SAT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves flat. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-082000- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 253 AM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after midnight. Waves flat. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-082000- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 253 AM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 9 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds. .WED...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 2 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ180-082000- Waters from Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM- 253 AM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-082000- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 253 AM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 9 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ182-082000- Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 60 NM- 253 AM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-082000- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 253 AM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 10 seconds and E 1 ft at 4 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 3 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ184-082000- Waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM- 253 AM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-082000- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 253 AM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 2 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ186-082000- Waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM- 253 AM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-082000- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 253 AM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 2 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ188-082000- Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 60 NM- 253 AM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt early this morning. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$