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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
501 am edt fri apr 17 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-172130-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
501 am edt fri apr 17 2026

.today...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt this morning.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at
9 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at
8 seconds. 
.sun...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds.
a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: n
4 ft at 5 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.mon...n winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming ne 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.mon night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n after midnight.
seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.tue...n winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming e 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kilm 170901
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
501 am edt fri apr 17 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-172130-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
501 am edt fri apr 17 2026

.today...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt this morning.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at
9 seconds. 
.tonight...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. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at
4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds and se
2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds.
a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 5 seconds and ne 3 ft at
7 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.mon...n winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming ne 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.mon night...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.tue...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming e 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kilm 170901
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
501 am edt fri apr 17 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-172130-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
501 am edt fri apr 17 2026

.today...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...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. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds.
a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.sun night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at 6 seconds. a chance of showers
in the evening. 
.mon...n winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming ne 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.mon night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming e 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
501 am edt fri apr 17 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-172130-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
501 am edt fri apr 17 2026

.today...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt early this
morning. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and e
2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...s winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at
8 seconds. 
.sun...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 8 seconds. a
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.sun night...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: ne
4 ft at 8 seconds and nw 3 ft at 4 seconds. 
.mon...n winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming ne 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.mon night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.tue...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming e 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

$$

fzus52 kmhx 171413
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
1013 am edt fri apr 17 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


amz135-180315-
pamlico sound-
1013 am edt fri apr 17 2026

.rest of today...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 5 to 10 kt
late. waves around 2 ft late this morning, then 1 ft. 
.tonight...s winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.sat...s winds around 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.sat night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt after
midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of
showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of
tstms in the afternoon. 
.sun night...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. showers
likely, mainly in the evening. 
.mon...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.mon night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.tue...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft in the morning,
then 1 ft. 
.tue night...se winds around 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight.
waves 1 ft or less.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 171413
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
1013 am edt fri apr 17 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


amz156-180315-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
1013 am edt fri apr 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 5 pm edt this afternoon...

.rest of today...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave
detail: sw 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop this
afternoon. 
.tonight...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and
se 2 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. 
.sun...sw winds around 20 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. gusts
up to 30 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 5 seconds
and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
increasing to rough in the afternoon. a slight chance of showers
in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at 6 seconds and se 2 ft at
8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough. showers likely,
mainly in the evening. 
.mon...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.mon night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.tue...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.tue night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight.
seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 171413
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
1013 am edt fri apr 17 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


amz158-180315-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
1013 am edt fri apr 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 5 pm edt this afternoon...

.rest of today...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
this afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 5 seconds
and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to a moderate chop this afternoon. 
.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and e
2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop after midnight. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and
se 2 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 5 seconds and
se 2 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.sun...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. gusts
up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 7 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. a slight chance of showers in
the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.sun night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. wave detail: n 5 ft at
6 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy. a chance of showers. 
.mon...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.mon night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. 
.tue...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming e 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. 
.tue night...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$