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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
228 am edt thu may 28 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz250-281915-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
228 am edt thu may 28 2026

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

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
300 am edt thu may 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


amz135-282000-
pamlico sound-
300 am edt thu may 28 2026

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

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
300 am edt thu may 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


amz156-282000-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
300 am edt thu may 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 11 am edt this morning...

.today...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt early this afternoon, then becoming nw late. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 6 seconds and se 3 ft at
9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to
light chop early this afternoon, then diminishing to flat late. a
chance of tstms. a chance of showers. 
.tonight...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne
3 ft at 6 seconds and s 3 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 6 seconds and
se 3 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. 
.fri night...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. 
.sat...w winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 4 seconds and ne 2 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. a chance of
showers. a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.sat night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: ne 5 ft at 6 seconds and e 3 ft at
14 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough. a chance of showers
in the evening. 
.sun...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. 
.sun night...e winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming se 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. 
.mon...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.mon night...s winds around 10 kt, becoming w 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.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
300 am edt thu may 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


amz158-282000-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
300 am edt thu may 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 11 am edt this morning...

.today...w winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 7 seconds and ne 1 ft at 7 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to light chop. a
slight chance of showers and tstms this morning, then a chance of
showers and tstms this afternoon. 
.tonight...e winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 7 seconds and ne 2 ft at
5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. a chance
of tstms with a slight chance of showers in the evening. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming e 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 7 seconds and
ne 2 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. 
.fri night...s winds around 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail:
se 3 ft at 8 seconds and e 2 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.sat...w winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming n in the afternoon. seas 2 to
4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 5 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. a chance of showers. a
slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.sat night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to
4 ft near shore. wave detail: e 6 ft at 7 seconds and se 2 ft at
8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to
choppy after midnight. a chance of showers in the evening. 
.sun...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. 
.sun night...e winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming se 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. 
.mon...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. a chance of showers. 
.mon night...s winds around 10 kt, becoming w 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.

$$