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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
236 pm edt mon may 18 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz250-190715-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
236 pm edt mon may 18 2026

.this afternoon...s winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
2 ft at 8 seconds and s 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.tonight...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
2 ft at 8 seconds and s 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.tue...s winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds and s 1 ft at
5 seconds. 
.tue night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 9 seconds and s 1 ft at 6 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 5 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at
9 seconds and s 1 ft at 6 seconds. 
.wed night...s winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
sw 5 to 10 kt after midnight. seas 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
5 seconds. 
.thu...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 ft. 
.thu night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 ft. a chance of showers.
.fri...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 ft. a chance of showers. 
.fri night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 ft. a chance of showers
after midnight.  

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fzus52 kmhx 181905
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
305 pm edt mon may 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


amz135-190815-
pamlico sound-
305 pm edt mon may 18 2026

.tonight...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt late.
waves around 2 ft this evening, then 1 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...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.wed...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.thu...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. a chance of
showers in the afternoon. 
.thu night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft. a chance of showers. 
.fri...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. waves
1 ft or less. a chance of showers. 
.fri night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. a chance of
showers. 
.sat...s winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves 1 ft or less. a chance of showers. 
.sat night...s winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. waves 1 ft or less. a chance of showers. 

$$

fzus52 kmhx 181905
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
305 pm edt mon may 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


amz156-190815-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
305 pm edt mon may 18 2026

.tonight...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt late. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop late. 
.tue...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.tue night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail:
se 4 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.wed...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.wed night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail:
se 4 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.thu...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop. 
.thu night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. showers likely. a chance of tstms after
midnight. 
.fri...se winds around 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers flat. a chance of tstms. showers likely, mainly in the
morning. 
.fri night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. a chance of tstms in the evening. a chance
of showers. 
.sat...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. a chance of showers. a chance of tstms in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...s winds around 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. a chance of showers and tstms.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 181905
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
305 pm edt mon may 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


amz158-190815-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
305 pm edt mon may 18 2026

.tonight...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt late. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop late. 
.tue...sw winds around 5 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light
chop in the afternoon. 
.tue night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail:
se 4 ft at 9 seconds and s 1 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.wed...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.wed night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail:
se 4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. 
.thu...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 1 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop. 
.thu night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. showers likely. 
.fri...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. showers likely in the morning, then a chance
of showers and tstms in the afternoon. 
.fri night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. a chance of tstms in the evening. a chance
of showers. 
.sat...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. a chance of showers. 
.sat night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. a chance of showers after midnight.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$