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coastal waters forecast
national weather service charleston sc
631 pm est fri jan 16 2026

south santee river sc to savannah ga out 20 nm and savannah ga to
altamaha sound ga out 60 nm, including charleston harbor and
grays reef national marine sanctuary


amz330-171300-
charleston harbor-
631 pm est fri jan 16 2026

.tonight...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. 
.sat night...sw winds 5 kt, becoming nw after midnight. a slight
chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. 
.sun...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. showers.
.sun night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. 
.mon...w winds 5 to 10 kt. 
.mon night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue...n winds 5 to 10 kt. 
.tue night...ne winds 5 kt. 
.wed...ne winds 5 kt. 
.wed night...ne winds 5 kt.  

unless otherwise noted, waves 1 foot or less. 

charleston harbor water temperature 54 degrees. 

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service charleston sc
631 pm est fri jan 16 2026

south santee river sc to savannah ga out 20 nm and savannah ga to
altamaha sound ga out 60 nm, including charleston harbor and
grays reef national marine sanctuary


amz350-171300-
waters from south santee river to edisto beach sc out 20 nm-
631 pm est fri jan 16 2026

.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 4 seconds and ne 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 4 seconds and se 1 foot at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and e
1 foot at 9 seconds. a slight chance of showers in the evening,
then showers likely after midnight. 
.sun...nw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.
wave detail: nw 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 foot at 9 seconds.
showers.
.sun night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts to 25 kt in the evening.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 foot
at 9 seconds. 
.mon...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft
at 4 seconds and se 1 foot at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.
.tue...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.
.wed...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed night...ne winds 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service charleston sc
631 pm est fri jan 16 2026

south santee river sc to savannah ga out 20 nm and savannah ga to
altamaha sound ga out 60 nm, including charleston harbor and
grays reef national marine sanctuary


amz352-171300-
waters from edisto beach sc to savannah ga out 20 nm-
631 pm est fri jan 16 2026

.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw 1 foot at 3 seconds and e
1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming sw 2 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 foot
at 10 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 4 seconds and e
1 foot at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 4 seconds and e
1 foot at 9 seconds. a slight chance of showers in the evening,
then showers likely after midnight. 
.sun...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.
wave detail: nw 3 ft at 3 seconds and e 1 foot at 9 seconds.
showers.
.sun night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 foot at 9 seconds. 
.mon...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft
at 3 seconds and se 1 foot at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.
.tue...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. 
.wed...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed night...ne winds 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service charleston sc
631 pm est fri jan 16 2026

south santee river sc to savannah ga out 20 nm and savannah ga to
altamaha sound ga out 60 nm, including charleston harbor and
grays reef national marine sanctuary


amz354-171300-
waters from savannah ga to altamaha sound ga out 20 nm, including
grays reef national marine sanctuary-
631 pm est fri jan 16 2026

.tonight...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft after midnight. wave detail: n 1 foot at 3 seconds and s
1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming s 2 ft at 3 seconds and e 1 foot at
10 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
4 seconds and e 1 foot at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...sw winds 5 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 3 seconds and e
1 foot at 9 seconds. a slight chance of showers in the evening,
then showers likely after midnight. 
.sun...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.
wave detail: n 3 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 foot at 9 seconds.
showers, mainly in the morning. 
.sun night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n
3 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 foot at 9 seconds. 
.mon...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft
at 3 seconds and e 1 foot at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.
.tue...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
821 pm est fri jan 16 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-171430-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
821 pm est fri jan 16 2026

.overnight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 ft at
9 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to
4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
nw after midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at
5 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the
evening, then rain likely after midnight. 
.sun...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 5 seconds and
se 1 ft at 9 seconds. rain.
.sun night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 ft at
8 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the evening. 
.mon...w winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at
9 seconds. 
.mon night...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.tue night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. 
.wed night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
821 pm est fri jan 16 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-171430-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
821 pm est fri jan 16 2026

.overnight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt early this
evening. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and e
1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at
9 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight. 
.sun...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft at 4 seconds and
se 1 ft at 9 seconds. rain.
.sun night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 4 seconds
and ne 1 ft at 4 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the evening.
.mon...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft
at 6 seconds and ne 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.mon night...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.tue night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
821 pm est fri jan 16 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-171430-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
821 pm est fri jan 16 2026

.overnight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail:
sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to
4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at
9 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight. 
.sun...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 3 seconds and
se 1 ft at 5 seconds. rain.
.sun night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 4 seconds
and se 1 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the evening.
.mon...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft
at 4 seconds and se 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.mon night...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. 
.wed...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. seas
2 ft. 
.wed night...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
2 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
821 pm est fri jan 16 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-171430-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
821 pm est fri jan 16 2026

.overnight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt late. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 ft at
10 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and e
1 ft at 10 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the evening, then
rain likely after midnight. 
.sun...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft
at 4 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. rain.
.sun night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 4 seconds
and se 1 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the evening.
.mon...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft
at 4 seconds and se 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.
.wed...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed night...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
1029 pm est fri jan 16 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 20 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz135-171630-
pamlico sound-
1029 pm est fri jan 16 2026

.overnight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. a chance
of rain after midnight. 
.sun...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. rain.
.sun night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. rain likely
in the evening. 
.mon...w winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. 
.mon night...w winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.tue...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.tue night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. 
.wed...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.wed night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
1029 pm est fri jan 16 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 20 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz156-171630-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
1029 pm est fri jan 16 2026

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

.overnight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at
9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.sat...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at
6 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a
moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. a slight
chance of rain in the morning. 
.sat night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
becoming w 10 to 15 kt after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave
detail: sw 4 ft at 6 seconds and se 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after
midnight. a slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance
of rain after midnight. 
.sun...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds and
se 3 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
increasing to choppy in the afternoon. rain.
.sun night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail:
nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and se 3 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds
and rivers choppy. rain likely in the evening. 
.mon...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 7 seconds and se 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. 
.mon night...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. 
.tue...nw winds around 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.tue night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. 
.wed...nw winds around 5 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers flat,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.wed night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
1029 pm est fri jan 16 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 20 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz158-171630-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
1029 pm est fri jan 16 2026

.overnight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
late. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 5 seconds and se
1 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing
to a moderate chop late. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. wave
detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 6 seconds and
se 1 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to light chop after midnight. a slight chance of rain
in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. 
.sun...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft
at 6 seconds and se 3 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. rain.
.sun night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. rain likely in the evening. 
.mon...w winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 7 seconds and
se 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.mon night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.tue...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.tue night...n winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight.
.wed...e winds around 5 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light
chop in the afternoon. 
.wed night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop.  

$$