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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
227 pm edt sun apr 26 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz250-270715-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
227 pm edt sun apr 26 2026

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

.this afternoon...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
late. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
5 seconds and ne 1 ft at 2 seconds. a slight chance of tstms.
showers likely early, then a chance of showers late. 
.tonight...ne winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft.
wave detail: ne 5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 5 seconds. 
.mon...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: ne 5 ft at 6 seconds and e 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: e 5 ft at 10 seconds
and e 4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.tue...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 10 seconds and e 2 ft at
6 seconds. 
.tue night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e
3 ft at 11 seconds and se 1 ft at 6 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of showers in the morning,
then showers likely in the afternoon. 
.wed night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. showers
likely. 
.thu...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of showers.
.thu night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of
showers in the evening.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kilm 261827
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
227 pm edt sun apr 26 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz252-270715-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
227 pm edt sun apr 26 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 8 pm edt this evening
through monday afternoon...

.this afternoon...ne winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and ne 1 ft at
2 seconds. a chance of showers and tstms. 
.tonight...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at 4 seconds and s 2 ft at 5 seconds. 
.mon...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: ne 5 ft at 7 seconds and n 1 ft at 3 seconds. 
.mon night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: e 5 ft at 9 seconds and e 4 ft at
6 seconds. 
.tue...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 10 seconds and e 2 ft at
6 seconds. 
.tue night...s winds 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at
10 seconds and se 1 ft at 6 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of showers in the morning,
then showers likely in the afternoon. 
.wed night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. showers
likely. 
.thu...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of showers.
.thu night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of showers in the evening.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
227 pm edt sun apr 26 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz254-270715-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
227 pm edt sun apr 26 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 8 pm edt this evening
through monday afternoon...

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

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
227 pm edt sun apr 26 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz256-270715-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
227 pm edt sun apr 26 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 8 pm edt this evening
through monday afternoon...

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

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 sun apr 26 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


amz135-270800-
pamlico sound-
252 pm edt sun apr 26 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through monday evening...

.tonight...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. waves 3 to
4 ft. a chance of showers early this afternoon. 
.mon...n winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming ne 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.mon night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.tue night...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s after midnight. waves
1 ft or less. 
.wed...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.
a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.wed night...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming w after midnight.
waves around 2 ft. showers.
.thu...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. showers likely,
mainly in the morning. 
.thu night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. a chance of
showers in the evening. 
.fri...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 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, becoming nw after midnight.
waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. a chance of
showers.  

$$

fzus52 kmhx 261852
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
252 pm edt sun apr 26 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


amz156-270800-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
252 pm edt sun apr 26 2026

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

.tonight...ne winds 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: n 6 ft at 5 seconds and ne 6 ft at 9 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers rough. showers with a slight chance of
tstms early this afternoon. 
.mon...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: ne 5 ft at 7 seconds and ne 5 ft at
11 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough. 
.mon night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave
detail: ne 5 ft at 6 seconds and e 5 ft at 12 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after
midnight. 
.tue...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: e 5 ft at 12 seconds and
ne 1 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. 
.tue night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: e 5 ft at 12 seconds and e 1 ft at
3 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to
flat after midnight. 
.wed...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. a chance of
showers in the afternoon. 
.wed night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
showers with a chance of tstms. 
.thu...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. showers likely, mainly in the morning. 
.thu night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. a chance of showers in the evening. 
.fri...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. 
.fri night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. a chance
of showers.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 261852
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
252 pm edt sun apr 26 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


amz158-270800-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
252 pm edt sun apr 26 2026

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

.tonight...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt. gusts
up to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. wave
detail: n 7 ft at 6 seconds and s 2 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough. showers likely
with a chance of tstms early this afternoon, then a chance of
showers and tstms early. 
.mon...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft, except 3 to 4 ft
near shore. wave detail: e 6 ft at 7 seconds and e 6 ft at
10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to
choppy in the afternoon. 
.mon night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft, except
3 to 4 ft near shore. wave detail: e 6 ft at 11 seconds and e
5 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing
to a moderate chop after midnight. 
.tue...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming e 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. wave
detail: e 4 ft at 10 seconds and e 3 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in
the afternoon. 
.tue night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, except around
2 ft near shore. wave detail: e 4 ft at 12 seconds and se 1 ft at
6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.wed...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. wave
detail: e 4 ft at 11 seconds and sw 3 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in
the afternoon. a chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon. 
.wed night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft, except 3 to 4 ft near shore. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. showers likely. 
.thu...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of showers. 
.thu night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. a chance of showers in the evening. 
.fri...n winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. 
.fri night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. a chance
of showers.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$