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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
242 am edt fri aug 21 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz250-211915-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
242 am edt fri aug 21 2026

.rest of tonight...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 3 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
4 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds. a slight chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon. 
.fri night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds. showers likely. tstms
likely, mainly in the evening. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at
9 seconds. a chance of tstms. a chance of showers in the morning,
then showers likely in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at
9 seconds. a chance of tstms. showers.
.sun...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and e
1 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of tstms. showers likely, mainly in
the morning. 
.sun night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of
showers and tstms in the evening. 
.mon...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. 
.mon night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. a chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon. 
.tue night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. a chance of showers
and tstms.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kilm 210642
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
242 am edt fri aug 21 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz252-211915-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
242 am edt fri aug 21 2026

.rest of tonight...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 ft at 4 seconds. 
.fri...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
4 seconds and e 1 ft at 4 seconds. a slight chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon. 
.fri night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 ft at 8 seconds. showers and tstms
likely in the evening, then showers with a chance of tstms after
midnight. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at
9 seconds. a chance of tstms. showers likely. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at
9 seconds. showers with a chance of tstms. 
.sun...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and e
1 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of showers. a chance of tstms, mainly
in the morning. 
.sun night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of
showers and tstms in the evening. 
.mon...w winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. 
.mon night...s winds 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers
and tstms after midnight. 
.tue...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers
and tstms. 
.tue night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. a chance of showers
and tstms.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
242 am edt fri aug 21 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz254-211915-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
242 am edt fri aug 21 2026

.rest of tonight...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 3 seconds and e 1 ft at 3 seconds. 
.fri...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: se 2 ft at
4 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds. a slight chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon. 
.fri night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of tstms.
showers.
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at
9 seconds. a chance of tstms. a chance of showers in the morning,
then showers likely in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and se
1 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of tstms. showers likely, mainly in
the evening. 
.sun...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of tstms.
a chance of showers, mainly in the morning. 
.sun night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.mon...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas
2 ft. 
.mon night...s winds 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. a chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon. 
.tue night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. a chance of showers
and tstms.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
242 am edt fri aug 21 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz256-211915-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
242 am edt fri aug 21 2026

.rest of tonight...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 3 seconds and e 1 ft at 4 seconds. 
.fri...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
4 seconds and e 1 ft at 7 seconds. a slight chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon. 
.fri night...s winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 ft at
8 seconds. showers likely with a chance of tstms. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at
9 seconds. a chance of tstms. a chance of showers in the morning,
then showers likely in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at
9 seconds. a chance of tstms. showers likely, mainly in the
evening. 
.sun...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of tstms. a
chance of showers, mainly in the morning. 
.sun night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.mon...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas
2 ft. 
.mon night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. 
.tue...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. a chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon. 
.tue night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. a chance of showers
and tstms.  

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
325 am edt fri aug 21 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


amz135-212030-
pamlico sound-
325 am edt fri aug 21 2026

.today...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne late this morning and
early afternoon, then becoming e late. waves 1 ft or less. a
chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. 
.tonight...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s after midnight. waves
1 ft or less. a chance of tstms. a chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
a chance of tstms. a chance of showers in the morning, then
showers in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. showers
with a chance of tstms. 
.sun...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. showers likely. a
slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in
the afternoon. 
.sun night...sw winds around 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
waves 1 ft or less. showers likely with a chance of tstms in the
evening. 
.mon...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. waves
1 ft or less. 
.mon night...sw winds around 5 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.tue...s winds around 5 kt. waves 1 ft or less. a chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon. 
.tue night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. a chance of
showers and tstms.  

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
325 am edt fri aug 21 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


amz156-212030-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
325 am edt fri aug 21 2026

.today...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt late
this morning, then becoming se this afternoon. seas around 2 ft.
wave detail: s 2 ft at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat late
this morning, then increasing to light chop this afternoon. a
slight chance of showers and tstms until late afternoon, then a
chance of showers and tstms late. 
.tonight...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 4 seconds and e
2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. a chance of tstms.
a chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and e
2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. a chance of
tstms. a chance of showers in the morning, then showers in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds
and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. showers with a
chance of tstms. 
.sun...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 7 seconds and se 2 ft at 13 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of tstms. showers.
.sun night...sw winds around 10 kt, becoming w after midnight.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 7 seconds and e 2 ft at
12 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. showers likely
with a chance of tstms in the evening. 
.mon...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to
flat in the afternoon. 
.mon night...sw winds around 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers flat. a chance of showers and tstms. 
.tue...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. a chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon. 
.tue night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. a chance of showers and tstms.  

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
325 am edt fri aug 21 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


amz158-212030-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
325 am edt fri aug 21 2026

.today...w winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne late this morning, then
becoming se this afternoon. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop, diminishing to flat late this morning, then
increasing to light chop this afternoon. a slight chance of
showers and tstms. 
.tonight...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at
8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. a chance of
tstms. a chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely
after midnight. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. a chance of tstms. a chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 6 seconds and se 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of tstms. showers.
.sun...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 7 seconds and
ne 1 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. a chance of showers
and tstms. 
.sun night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 12 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. a chance of showers and tstms in the evening. 
.mon...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to
flat in the afternoon. 
.mon night...sw winds around 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers flat. a chance of showers and tstms. 
.tue...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. a chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon. 
.tue night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. a chance of showers and tstms.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$