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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
225 am edt sun oct 18 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz250-181915-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
225 am edt sun oct 18 2026

...gale warning in effect through monday morning...

.rest of tonight...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: n 7 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sun...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 6 to
9 ft. wave detail: ne 8 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun night...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
7 to 10 ft. wave detail: ne 10 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 7 to
10 ft. wave detail: ne 10 ft at 14 seconds and n 4 ft at
6 seconds. 
.mon night...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
6 to 9 ft. wave detail: ne 9 ft at 13 seconds and n 5 ft at
6 seconds. 
.tue...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: ne 7 ft
at 12 seconds and n 3 ft at 5 seconds. 
.tue night...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.wed...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.wed night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.thu...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.thu night...n winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft.  

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
225 am edt sun oct 18 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz252-181915-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
225 am edt sun oct 18 2026

...gale warning in effect through monday morning...

.rest of tonight...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: n 6 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sun...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 5 to
8 ft. wave detail: ne 8 ft at 7 seconds and n 2 ft at 4 seconds. 
.sun night...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
6 to 9 ft. wave detail: ne 9 ft at 10 seconds and n 2 ft at
4 seconds. 
.mon...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 6 to
9 ft. wave detail: ne 9 ft at 13 seconds and n 4 ft at 5 seconds.
.mon night...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: e
8 ft at 14 seconds and n 4 ft at 5 seconds. 
.tue...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: e 6 ft at 13 seconds and nw 4 ft at 4 seconds.
.tue night...n winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.wed...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.wed night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.thu...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.thu night...n winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft.  

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
225 am edt sun oct 18 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz254-181915-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
225 am edt sun oct 18 2026

...gale warning in effect through late tonight...

.rest of tonight...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: n 5 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sun...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: n 5 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sun night...n winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: ne 7 ft at
8 seconds. 
.mon...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: ne 7 ft at 12 seconds and n 4 ft at 5 seconds.
.mon night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 14 seconds and n 4 ft at
5 seconds. 
.tue...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: ne 5 ft at 13 seconds and n 4 ft at 5 seconds.
.tue night...n winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.wed...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.wed night...n winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.thu...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.thu night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
225 am edt sun oct 18 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz256-181915-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
225 am edt sun oct 18 2026

...gale warning in effect through late tonight...

.rest of tonight...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: n 7 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sun...n winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: n 7 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sun night...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: ne 8 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to
8 ft. wave detail: ne 8 ft at 13 seconds and n 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.mon night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: ne 7 ft at 14 seconds and n 3 ft at
5 seconds. 
.tue...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 13 seconds and n 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.tue night...n winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.wed...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.wed night...n winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.thu...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.thu night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
253 am edt sun oct 18 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


amz135-182000-
pamlico sound-
253 am edt sun oct 18 2026

...gale warning in effect through wednesday evening...

.today...ne winds around 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. waves 3 to
5 ft. a slight chance of showers this morning. 
.tonight...n winds around 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. waves
3 to 5 ft. a slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.mon...n winds around 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. waves 3 to
5 ft. a chance of showers. 
.mon night...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. waves
3 to 5 ft. a chance of showers. 
.tue...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. waves 3 to
4 ft. a slight chance of showers. 
.tue night...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. waves
3 to 4 ft. 
.wed...n winds 25 to 30 kt. waves 3 to 4 ft. 
.wed night...n winds 25 to 30 kt. waves 3 to 4 ft.
.thu...n winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.thu night...n winds 20 to 25 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
253 am edt sun oct 18 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


amz156-182000-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
253 am edt sun oct 18 2026

...gale warning in effect through tuesday morning...

.today...n winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas 6 to
9 ft. wave detail: ne 9 ft at 13 seconds and n 2 ft at 6 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers extremely rough. a chance of showers
early this morning, then a slight chance of showers late this
morning. 
.tonight...n winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas 7 to
10 ft. wave detail: ne 10 ft at 14 seconds and n 2 ft at
5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers extremely rough. a chance
of showers after midnight. 
.mon...n winds around 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas 7 to
10 ft. wave detail: ne 10 ft at 14 seconds and n 3 ft at
5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. a chance of
showers. 
.mon night...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. wave detail: ne
9 ft at 14 seconds and n 4 ft at 5 seconds, becoming ne 7 ft at
13 seconds and nw 3 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
very rough. a slight chance of showers. 
.tue...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: ne 7 ft at 13 seconds and nw 5 ft at
5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. 
.tue night...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 12 seconds and nw 4 ft at
5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. 
.wed...n winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers very rough. 
.wed night...n winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers very rough. 
.thu...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers rough,
diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. 
.thu night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers choppy.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
253 am edt sun oct 18 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


amz158-182000-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
253 am edt sun oct 18 2026

...gale warning in effect through tuesday morning...

.today...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 8 to
11 ft, except 4 to 6 ft near shore. wave detail: ne 10 ft at
9 seconds and n 3 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
very rough. a slight chance of showers this morning. 
.tonight...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 8 to
11 ft, except 5 to 7 ft near shore. wave detail: ne 11 ft at
13 seconds and n 4 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
very rough. a slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.mon...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 8 to
11 ft, except 4 to 6 ft near shore. wave detail: ne 11 ft at
14 seconds and n 6 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
very rough. a slight chance of showers. 
.mon night...n winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 35 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft, except 4 to
6 ft near shore. wave detail: ne 10 ft at 15 seconds and n 6 ft
at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing
to rough after midnight. 
.tue...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to
8 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. wave detail: ne 7 ft at
15 seconds and nw 5 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
rough. 
.tue night...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. wave detail: ne 6 ft at
12 seconds and n 4 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
rough. 
.wed...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers rough. 
.wed night...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers rough,
diminishing to choppy after midnight. 
.thu...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.thu night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop.  

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