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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
252 pm edt tue jul 28 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz250-290715-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
252 pm edt tue jul 28 2026

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

.this afternoon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at
8 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 6 seconds and e
1 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of showers and tstms. 
.wed...nw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming sw
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 6 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.thu...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at
8 seconds. 
.thu night...sw winds 5 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri...ne winds 5 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. 
.fri night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sat...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sat night...se winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kilm 281852
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
252 pm edt tue jul 28 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz252-290715-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
252 pm edt tue jul 28 2026

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

.this afternoon...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt late.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at
8 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
5 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of showers
and tstms. 
.wed...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 6 seconds and
se 1 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.thu...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.thu night...nw winds 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 7 seconds. 
.fri...ne winds 5 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. seas 2 ft. 
.fri night...se winds 5 kt. seas 2 ft. 
.sat...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sat night...s winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
252 pm edt tue jul 28 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz254-290715-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
252 pm edt tue jul 28 2026

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

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

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
252 pm edt tue jul 28 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz256-290715-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
252 pm edt tue jul 28 2026

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

.this afternoon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at
8 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 4 seconds and e 1 ft at 8 seconds. a
slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then a chance
of showers and tstms after midnight. 
.wed...nw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming s
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at
8 seconds. a slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. 
.thu...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming e 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 6 seconds and
ne 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.thu night...s winds 5 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas 2 ft.
wave detail: se 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri...ne winds 5 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas 2 ft. 
.fri night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. 
.sat...se winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sat night...s winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 281842
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
242 pm edt tue jul 28 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


amz156-290745-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
242 pm edt tue jul 28 2026

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

.this afternoon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at 8 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 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 8 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. a chance of tstms. a chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. vsby
1 to 3 nm. 
.wed...w winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 6 seconds and
e 2 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. a chance of showers
with a slight chance of tstms in the morning. 
.wed night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 7 seconds and e 2 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.thu...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 7 seconds and se 2 ft at
8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to
flat in the afternoon. 
.thu night...se winds around 5 kt, becoming w after midnight.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 7 seconds and e 1 ft at
10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers flat. 
.fri...n winds around 5 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers flat. 
.fri night...se winds around 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers flat. 
.sat...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.sat night...se winds around 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. a chance of showers and tstms after
midnight.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 281842
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
242 pm edt tue jul 28 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


amz158-290745-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
242 pm edt tue jul 28 2026

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

.this afternoon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 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 5 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 8 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. a chance of showers and tstms
in the evening, then showers and tstms likely after midnight with
vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.wed...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 6 seconds and
e 2 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. a slight chance of
showers and tstms in the morning. 
.wed night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se
4 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.thu...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 7 seconds and se 2 ft at
8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to
flat in the afternoon. 
.thu night...se winds around 5 kt, becoming ne after midnight.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 7 seconds and e 1 ft at
9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers flat. 
.fri...ne winds around 5 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers flat.
.fri night...s winds around 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers flat. 
.sat...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.sat night...se winds around 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. a chance of showers and tstms after
midnight.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 281842
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
242 pm edt tue jul 28 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


amz135-290745-
pamlico sound-
242 pm edt tue jul 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 6 pm edt this evening
through late tonight...

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

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$