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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
246 am edt fri may 22 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz250-221930-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
246 am edt fri may 22 2026

.rest of tonight...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave
detail: se 4 ft at 8 seconds. a slight chance of tstms. a slight
chance of showers, then a chance of showers late. 
.fri...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft
at 8 seconds and e 1 ft at 8 seconds. showers likely with a
slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers
in the afternoon. 
.fri night...s winds 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.sat...s winds 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at
8 seconds. a slight chance of showers. a slight chance of tstms
in the afternoon. 
.sat night...s winds 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft
at 8 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of showers with a
slight chance of tstms in the evening, then showers with a chance
of tstms after midnight. 
.sun...s winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 7 seconds and e 1 ft at
8 seconds. showers with a chance of tstms. 
.sun night...s winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
3 to 4 ft. a chance of showers and tstms. 
.mon...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. a chance of showers
and tstms. 
.mon night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.tue...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. a chance of showers.
.tue night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
246 am edt fri may 22 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz252-221930-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
246 am edt fri may 22 2026

.rest of tonight...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave
detail: se 4 ft at 8 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. a slight
chance of tstms. a slight chance of showers, then a chance of
showers late. 
.fri...s winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 8 seconds and
e 2 ft at 9 seconds. showers likely with a slight chance of tstms
in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.fri night...s winds 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.sat...s winds 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at
8 seconds and s 1 ft at 5 seconds. a slight chance of showers. a
slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.sat night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se
4 ft at 7 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of showers
with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then showers with a
chance of tstms after midnight. 
.sun...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 7 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. showers with a chance of
tstms. 
.sun night...s winds 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. a chance of showers
and tstms. 
.mon...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. a chance of showers
and tstms. 
.mon night...s winds 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.tue...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.tue night...sw winds 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 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
246 am edt fri may 22 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz254-221930-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
246 am edt fri may 22 2026

.rest of tonight...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 8 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of
tstms. a slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers late.
.fri...s winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 8 seconds and e
1 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of tstms in the morning. a
chance of showers. 
.fri night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 8 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.sat...se winds 10 kt. seas 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at
8 seconds and e 1 ft at 8 seconds. a slight chance of showers. 
.sat night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 8 seconds and e 1 ft at 8 seconds. a slight chance of showers
and tstms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of
tstms after midnight. 
.sun...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 7 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. showers likely with a
chance of tstms. 
.sun night...s winds 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. a chance of showers
and tstms. 
.mon...s winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. a chance of showers. 
.mon night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.tue...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. a chance of showers. a chance of tstms
in the afternoon. 
.tue night...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. a chance of showers and tstms in the
evening.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
246 am edt fri may 22 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz256-221930-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
246 am edt fri may 22 2026

.rest of tonight...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 9 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of
tstms. a slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers late.
.fri...s winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 8 seconds and e
1 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of tstms in the morning. a
chance of showers. 
.fri night...se winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail:
se 3 ft at 8 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...se winds 10 kt. seas 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at
8 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of showers. 
.sat night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 8 seconds and e 1 ft at 8 seconds. a slight chance of showers
and tstms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of
tstms after midnight. 
.sun...s winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 8 seconds and
e 1 ft at 9 seconds. showers likely with a chance of tstms. 
.sun night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. a chance of
showers and tstms. 
.mon...s winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. a chance of showers. 
.mon night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.tue...s winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.tue night...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 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
218 am edt fri may 22 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


amz156-221930-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
218 am edt fri may 22 2026

.today...sw winds around 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 7 seconds and n 1 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. showers likely with a slight chance of tstms
early this morning, then a chance of showers late this morning
and afternoon. a slight chance of tstms late. 
.tonight...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 1 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of showers, mainly in the
evening. 
.sat...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft
at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. a chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms in the afternoon. 
.sat night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se
4 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of showers with a slight chance
of tstms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of
tstms after midnight. 
.sun...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 7 seconds and e 3 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. showers likely with a slight chance of tstms. 
.sun night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 5 seconds and se 4 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of tstms in the evening. a
chance of showers. 
.mon...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of showers. 
.mon night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. a chance of showers and tstms
after midnight. 
.tue...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of tstms in the morning. a
chance of showers. 
.tue night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. a chance of showers and tstms.
 

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
218 am edt fri may 22 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


amz158-221930-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
218 am edt fri may 22 2026

.today...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop. showers likely this morning. a slight chance of
tstms. a chance of showers this afternoon. 
.tonight...s winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 9 seconds and s
1 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. a slight chance of
showers. 
.sat...s winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. a chance of
showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.sat night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 7 seconds and ne 2 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of showers with a slight chance
of tstms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of
tstms after midnight. 
.sun...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 7 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. showers with a slight chance of tstms. 
.sun night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 7 seconds and e 3 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of showers and tstms. 
.mon...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of tstms in the morning. a
chance of showers. 
.mon night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.tue...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of showers. 
.tue night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. a chance of showers and tstms
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
218 am edt fri may 22 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


amz135-221930-
pamlico sound-
218 am edt fri may 22 2026

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

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$