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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
243 am edt sat aug 15 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz250-151915-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
243 am edt sat aug 15 2026

.rest of tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e after midnight. seas
2 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds.
a chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the evening. 
.sun...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: s 1 ft at
4 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds. a slight chance of showers
and tstms in the morning. 
.sun night...sw winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at
7 seconds. 
.mon night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming w after midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue...n winds 5 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft.
a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. 
.tue night...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers and tstms in the evening. 
.wed...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. 
.wed night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
243 am edt sat aug 15 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz252-151915-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
243 am edt sat aug 15 2026

.rest of tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: sw 2 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at
4 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of showers and tstms
in the afternoon. 
.sat night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 4 seconds and se 1 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of showers
and tstms. 
.sun...ne winds 5 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas 2 ft.
wave detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds. a
slight chance of showers and tstms. 
.sun night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.mon night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.
.tue...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. 
.tue night...se winds 5 kt, becoming ne after midnight. seas 2 to
3 ft. 
.wed...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. 
.wed night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
243 am edt sat aug 15 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz254-151915-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
243 am edt sat aug 15 2026

.rest of tonight...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
4 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of showers and tstms
in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 4 seconds and se 1 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of tstms with a
slight chance of showers in the evening. 
.sun...ne winds 5 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas 2 ft.
wave detail: s 1 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds. a
slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. 
.sun night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...w winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 ft. wave detail: se 2 ft at 6 seconds and e
1 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue...nw winds 5 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. seas 2 ft. 
.tue night...s winds 5 kt, becoming e after midnight. seas 2 ft.
a chance of showers and tstms. 
.wed...e winds 5 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. seas 2 ft. 
.wed night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
243 am edt sat aug 15 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz256-151915-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
243 am edt sat aug 15 2026

.rest of tonight...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 4 seconds and se
1 ft at 8 seconds. a slight chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 4 seconds and se 1 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of showers
and tstms in the evening. 
.sun...nw winds 5 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas 2 ft.
wave detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...w winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. 
.tue night...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers and tstms. 
.wed...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. seas
2 ft. 
.wed night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft.  

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
345 am edt sat aug 15 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


amz135-152045-
pamlico sound-
345 am edt sat aug 15 2026

.today...n winds around 10 kt, becoming ne this afternoon. waves
1 ft or less. a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms
early this morning. a slight chance of showers and tstms early
this afternoon, then a chance of showers and tstms late. 
.tonight...e winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. a slight
chance of showers and tstms in the evening. 
.sun...se winds around 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.sun night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. a slight
chance of showers after midnight. 
.mon...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. a slight chance
of showers. a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.mon night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. a chance
of showers and tstms. 
.tue...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. a chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon. 
.tue night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.wed...e winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.wed night...s winds around 5 kt. waves 1 ft or less.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
345 am edt sat aug 15 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


amz156-152045-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
345 am edt sat aug 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 11 am edt this morning...

.today...nw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming n
5 to 10 kt with a few gusts up to 25 kt early this afternoon, 
then becoming e late. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 
seconds and ne 1 ft at 2 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a 
moderate chop, diminishing to light chop early this afternoon, 
then diminishing to flat late. a slight chance of tstms this 
morning. a chance of showers. a chance of tstms this afternoon. 
.tonight...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 5 seconds and ne 1 ft at 3 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. a chance of showers and tstms in the evening. 
.sun...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 2 ft
at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 11 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop. 
.sun night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
2 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.mon...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. 
.mon night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail:
sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. a chance of showers and tstms. 
.tue...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.tue night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. a chance of showers and tstms. 
.wed...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. a chance of showers and tstms in the morning. 
.wed night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to
flat after midnight.  

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
345 am edt sat aug 15 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


amz158-152045-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
345 am edt sat aug 15 2026

.today...w winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw this afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at
9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. a slight chance
of showers and tstms early this morning. a slight chance of
showers and tstms early this afternoon, then a chance of showers
and tstms late. 
.tonight...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e after midnight. seas
around 2 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 5 seconds and ne 1 ft at
3 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. a chance of
showers and tstms, mainly in the evening. 
.sun...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft at
5 seconds and s 2 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop. 
.sun night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
2 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.mon...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. 
.mon night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail:
sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. 
.tue...nw winds around 5 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light
chop in the afternoon. a chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon. 
.tue night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. a chance of showers and tstms. 
.wed...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.wed night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight.
seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
diminishing to flat after midnight.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$