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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
541 am edt thu apr 16 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-162215-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
541 am edt thu apr 16 2026

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

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
541 am edt thu apr 16 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-162215-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
541 am edt thu apr 16 2026

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

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
541 am edt thu apr 16 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-162215-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
541 am edt thu apr 16 2026

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

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
541 am edt thu apr 16 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-162215-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
541 am edt thu apr 16 2026

.today...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing
to 15 to 20 kt late. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at
4 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. 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...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 e 2 ft at
8 seconds. 
.sun...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.sun night...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.mon...n winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming ne 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.mon night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
648 am edt thu apr 16 2026

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


amz135-170000-
pamlico sound-
648 am edt thu apr 16 2026

.today...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves 2 to
3 ft. 
.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves
2 to 3 ft. 
.fri...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to around 10 kt in the afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. a slight
chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. 
.fri night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. waves 1 ft or less. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.sat night...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. waves
2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. 
.sun night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of
showers and tstms 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.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 161048
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
648 am edt thu apr 16 2026

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


amz156-170000-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
648 am edt thu apr 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through friday afternoon...

.today...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at
5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy. 
.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to
4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.fri...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the morning.
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. 
.fri night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail:
sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds
and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. 
.sun...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. seas
2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. a chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon. 
.sun night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers choppy. a chance of showers and tstms 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.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
648 am edt thu apr 16 2026

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


amz158-170000-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
648 am edt thu apr 16 2026

.today...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt this afternoon.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 3 ft at
9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.fri...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.fri night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail:
sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 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 15 to 20 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. a chance of showers
in the afternoon. 
.sun night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers choppy. a chance of showers 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.  

$$