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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
234 pm edt thu apr 30 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz250-010730-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
234 pm edt thu apr 30 2026

.this afternoon...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 10 seconds. a slight
chance of showers. 
.tonight...n winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft at 3 seconds and s
2 ft at 5 seconds. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at
11 seconds. a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.fri night...e winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e
3 ft at 10 seconds and se 2 ft at 6 seconds. showers likely in
the evening, then showers with a slight chance of tstms after
midnight. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to
3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: se
3 ft at 6 seconds and e 3 ft at 10 seconds, becoming ne 4 ft at
5 seconds and se 2 ft at 6 seconds. showers with a slight chance
of tstms. 
.sat night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 7 seconds and n 3 ft at
4 seconds. showers, mainly in the evening. 
.sun...n winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.sun night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight.
seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.mon...sw winds 5 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas 2 ft. 
.mon 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
234 pm edt thu apr 30 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz252-010730-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
234 pm edt thu apr 30 2026

.this afternoon...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 10 seconds. a slight
chance of showers. 
.tonight...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft
at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 2 ft at 5 seconds and e
2 ft at 11 seconds. showers likely in the evening, then showers
with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to
3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: e 3 ft
at 10 seconds and se 2 ft at 6 seconds, becoming ne 3 ft at
5 seconds and e 3 ft at 10 seconds. showers with a slight chance
of tstms. 
.sat night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 7 seconds and n 2 ft at
4 seconds. showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening,
then a slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.sun...n winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.sun night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight.
seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.mon...s winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 ft. 
.mon 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
234 pm edt thu apr 30 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz254-010730-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
234 pm edt thu apr 30 2026

.this afternoon...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: se 2 ft at 6 seconds and n 1 ft at 2 seconds. a slight
chance of showers. 
.tonight...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: se 2 ft
at 6 seconds and ne 1 ft at 3 seconds. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft
at 3 seconds and s 1 ft at 5 seconds. a chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
2 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 11 seconds. showers likely in the
evening, then showers with a slight chance of tstms after
midnight. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft
at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 5 seconds. showers with a slight
chance of tstms. 
.sat night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne
3 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 6 seconds. showers, mainly in
the evening. 
.sun...n winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight.
seas 2 ft. 
.mon...s winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 ft. 
.mon 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
234 pm edt thu apr 30 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz256-010730-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
234 pm edt thu apr 30 2026

.this afternoon...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 10 seconds. a slight
chance of showers. 
.tonight...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
2 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 4 seconds and s 1 ft at
5 seconds. a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.fri night...ne winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 11 seconds. showers likely in the
evening, then showers with a slight chance of tstms after
midnight. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to
4 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at 5 seconds.
showers with a slight chance of tstms. 
.sat night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at 5 seconds and s 2 ft at
7 seconds. showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening,
then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.sun...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.sun night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. 
.mon...se winds 5 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas 2 ft. 
.mon 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
347 pm edt thu apr 30 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


amz135-010900-
pamlico sound-
347 pm edt thu apr 30 2026

.tonight...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight, then
increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. waves 1 ft or less, then around
2 ft after midnight. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft in the morning,
then 1 ft. 
.fri night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. a chance of
showers in the evening, then showers after midnight. 
.sat...e winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. showers with a slight
chance of tstms. 
.sat night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. waves 2 to 3 ft. showers.
.sun...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. a chance of
showers in the morning. 
.sun night...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight.
waves 1 ft or less. 
.mon...sw winds around 5 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.mon night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.tue...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.
.tue night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 

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
347 pm edt thu apr 30 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


amz156-010900-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
347 pm edt thu apr 30 2026

.tonight...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt late. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 12 seconds and s 3 ft at
5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a
moderate chop late. 
.fri...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 5 seconds and
ne 4 ft at 11 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.fri night...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 11 seconds and
se 3 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. a chance of showers
in the evening, then showers likely with a slight chance of tstms
after midnight. 
.sat...e winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at
6 seconds and e 4 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a
moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. showers. a
slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in
the afternoon. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: ne 5 ft at 9 seconds and nw 4 ft at
6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. showers.
.sun...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming nw
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: ne
5 ft at 9 seconds and w 4 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. a
chance of showers in the morning. 
.sun night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to
flat after midnight. 
.mon...sw winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers flat,
increasing to light chop in the afternoon. 
.mon night...sw winds around 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. 
.tue...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.tue night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate 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
347 pm edt thu apr 30 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


amz158-010900-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
347 pm edt thu apr 30 2026

.tonight...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 11 seconds and s
3 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft
near shore. wave detail: e 5 ft at 11 seconds and ne 3 ft at
5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. a slight
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.fri night...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 11 seconds and
se 3 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. showers likely in
the evening, then showers likely with a slight chance of tstms
after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...e winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming n with gusts up to 25 kt in
the afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. wave
detail: se 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 4 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy. showers with a slight chance of tstms.
vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: e 5 ft at 10 seconds and n
4 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. showers.
.sun...n winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. wave
detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 4 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the
afternoon. a chance of showers in the morning. 
.sun night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to
flat after midnight. 
.mon...sw winds around 5 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light
chop in the afternoon. 
.mon night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. 
.tue...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.tue night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$