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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
257 pm edt tue may 12 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz250-130715-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
257 pm edt tue may 12 2026

.this afternoon...ne winds 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 6 seconds and se 1 ft at
11 seconds. 
.tonight...e winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the evening.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 6 seconds and se 1 ft at
11 seconds. 
.wed...e winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft
at 7 seconds and se 1 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 7 seconds and se 1 ft at
11 seconds. a slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.thu...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 7 seconds and nw 1 ft at 2 seconds. 
.thu night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 7 seconds and nw 2 ft at
3 seconds. 
.fri...nw winds 10 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. 
.fri night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 ft.  

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fzus52 kmhx 121852
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
252 pm edt tue may 12 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


amz135-130800-
pamlico sound-
252 pm edt tue may 12 2026

.tonight...e winds around 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.wed...se winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. 
.wed night...se winds around 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight.
waves 1 ft or less. a chance of showers after midnight. 
.thu...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. a chance
of showers, mainly in the morning. 
.thu night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.fri...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. 
.fri night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. waves around 2 ft. 
.sat night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. waves around 2 ft. 
.sun...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. 
.sun night...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft.  

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
252 pm edt tue may 12 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


amz156-130800-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
252 pm edt tue may 12 2026

.tonight...e winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming se late. seas 2 to 4 ft.
wave detail: e 4 ft at 9 seconds and s 1 ft at 3 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.wed...se winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 8 seconds and
se 1 ft at 3 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. 
.wed night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 7 seconds and se 1 ft at
3 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. a slight chance
of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. 
.thu...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 7 seconds and
w 1 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. a chance of showers
with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a slight
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.thu night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail:
se 4 ft at 7 seconds and nw 2 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. 
.fri...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 8 seconds and
nw 2 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. 
.fri night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 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 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.sun...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.sun night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light 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
252 pm edt tue may 12 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


amz158-130800-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
252 pm edt tue may 12 2026

.tonight...e winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft
near shore. wave detail: e 5 ft at 9 seconds and se 1 ft at
11 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.wed...se winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming e 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 8 seconds and
se 1 ft at 11 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. 
.wed night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 7 seconds and se 1 ft at
11 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. a slight
chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. 
.thu...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft
at 7 seconds and w 1 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. a chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms in the morning. 
.thu night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to
3 ft near shore. wave detail: se 4 ft at 7 seconds and nw 2 ft at
5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.fri...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds and nw 2 ft at
4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.fri night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 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. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.sun...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.sun night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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