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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
252 pm edt wed jul 22 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz250-230715-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
252 pm edt wed jul 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 10 pm edt this evening...

.this afternoon...sw winds 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft.
wave detail: s 5 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds.
a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. seas 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft
at 8 seconds. a chance of showers and tstms. 
.fri...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at
8 seconds and s 2 ft at 5 seconds. a chance of tstms. showers.
.fri night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 1 ft at 5 seconds. showers with a chance
of tstms. 
.sat...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. showers with a chance
of tstms. 
.sat night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. showers likely
with a chance of tstms. 
.sun...n winds 10 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. a chance of showers. 
.sun night...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers in the evening.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kilm 221852
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
252 pm edt wed jul 22 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz252-230715-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
252 pm edt wed jul 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 10 pm edt this evening...

.this afternoon...sw winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. a slight chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of showers and
tstms. 
.fri...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 5 seconds. a chance of tstms. a chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. 
.fri night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 1 ft at 4 seconds. showers with a chance
of tstms. 
.sat...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. showers with a chance
of tstms. 
.sat night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. showers likely
with a chance of tstms. 
.sun...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. showers likely, mainly in the morning. 
.sun night...sw winds 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers
in the evening.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
252 pm edt wed jul 22 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz254-230715-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
252 pm edt wed jul 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 10 pm edt this evening...

.this afternoon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft.
wave detail: s 4 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. a slight chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon. 
.thu night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and se
2 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of showers and tstms. 
.fri...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of tstms. a
chance of showers in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. 
.fri night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 1 ft at 4 seconds. showers with a chance
of tstms. 
.sat...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. showers. a chance of
tstms in the morning, then tstms likely in the afternoon. 
.sat night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. showers likely.
tstms likely, mainly in the evening. 
.sun...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. seas
2 ft. a chance of tstms. showers likely, mainly in the morning. 
.sun night...sw winds 5 kt. seas 2 ft. a chance of showers and
tstms in the evening.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
252 pm edt wed jul 22 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz256-230715-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
252 pm edt wed jul 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 10 pm edt this evening...

.this afternoon...sw winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.tonight...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 se 1 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. a slight chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon. 
.thu night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. 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. 
.fri...sw winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at
8 seconds and s 2 ft at 5 seconds. a chance of showers and tstms.
.fri night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 1 ft at 4 seconds. showers likely with a
chance of tstms. 
.sat...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. showers. a chance of
tstms in the morning, then tstms likely in the afternoon. 
.sat night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. showers with
tstms likely in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of
tstms after midnight. 
.sun...nw winds 10 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. a chance of tstms. showers likely, mainly in the morning. 
.sun night...s winds 5 kt. seas 2 ft. a chance of showers and
tstms in the evening.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 221930
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
330 pm edt wed jul 22 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


amz135-230830-
pamlico sound-
330 pm edt wed jul 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through thursday morning...

.tonight...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. waves
2 to 4 ft. a slight chance of showers and tstms late. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of
showers and tstms in the morning, then showers with a chance of
tstms in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.thu night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. waves around 2 ft. showers with a chance of tstms. vsby
1 to 3 nm in the evening. 
.fri...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. showers
with a chance of tstms. 
.fri night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight.
waves 1 ft or less. showers with a chance of tstms. 
.sat...n winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. showers in the
morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. showers
likely with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of
showers after midnight. 
.sun...n winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. a chance of
showers in the morning. 
.sun night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight.
waves 1 ft or less. 
.mon...w winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. waves
1 ft or less. 
.mon night...sw winds around 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 221930
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
330 pm edt wed jul 22 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


amz156-230830-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
330 pm edt wed jul 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through thursday morning...

.tonight...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 3 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers rough. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to
4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 7 seconds and sw 1 ft at 3 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. a slight chance of showers and
tstms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms
in the afternoon. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 7 seconds and ne 1 ft at 3 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. showers with a chance of tstms. vsby 1 to
3 nm in the evening. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 5 seconds and se 3 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. showers with a chance of tstms. 
.fri night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. showers with a chance of tstms. 
.sat...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft
at 7 seconds and sw 1 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop. showers with a chance of tstms. 
.sat night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. showers likely with a chance of tstms. 
.sun...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. a chance of showers. 
.sun night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.mon...w winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.mon night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 221930
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
330 pm edt wed jul 22 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


amz158-230830-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
330 pm edt wed jul 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through thursday morning...

.tonight...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to
5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 7 seconds and sw 1 ft at 3 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers rough. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the morning.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 6 seconds and se 2 ft at
9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. a slight chance of
showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
showers with a chance of tstms. vsby 1 to 3 nm in the evening. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 5 seconds and se 3 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. a chance of tstms. showers.
.fri night...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at
5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. showers with a
chance of tstms. 
.sat...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. 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. showers with a chance of tstms. 
.sat night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. showers likely with a chance of tstms. 
.sun...n winds around 10 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. a chance of
showers. 
.sun night...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.mon...w winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.mon night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$