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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
644 pm edt thu may 21 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz250-221115-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
644 pm edt thu may 21 2026

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

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
644 pm edt thu may 21 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz252-221115-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
644 pm edt thu may 21 2026

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

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
644 pm edt thu may 21 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz254-221115-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
644 pm edt thu may 21 2026

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

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
644 pm edt thu may 21 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz256-221115-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
644 pm edt thu may 21 2026

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

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
702 pm edt thu may 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


amz156-221215-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
702 pm edt thu may 21 2026

.tonight...s 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. a slight chance of showers and tstms
after midnight. a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms
late. 
.fri...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft
at 8 seconds and sw 1 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop. a slight chance of tstms. a chance of showers. 
.fri night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 1 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. a chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms. 
.sat...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 8 seconds and s 1 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. a chance of showers. 
.sat night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. 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. a slight chance of tstms. a chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. 
.sun...sw winds around 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 8 seconds and e 3 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. showers likely with a chance of tstms. 
.sun night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. a chance of tstms. a chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. 
.mon...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. showers likely with a chance of tstms in
the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.mon night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. a chance of showers after
midnight. 
.tue...sw winds around 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. a chance of showers. a chance of tstms in the
afternoon. 
.tue night...sw winds around 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
702 pm edt thu may 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


amz158-221215-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
702 pm edt thu may 21 2026

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

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
702 pm edt thu may 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


amz135-221215-
pamlico sound-
702 pm edt thu may 21 2026

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

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$