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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
226 am edt fri mar 13 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-131915-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
226 am edt fri mar 13 2026

.rest of tonight...ne winds 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: 
ne 3 ft at 4 seconds and s 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri...e winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming s
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft
at 5 seconds and s 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e
3 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 3 seconds. 
.sat...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 2 ft at 7 seconds and w 1 ft at
3 seconds. 
.sat night...e 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. 
.sun...e winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to
4 ft, building to 4 to 5 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: se
3 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 9 seconds, becoming se 5 ft at
9 seconds and se 4 ft at 6 seconds. a chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...s winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft. a chance of tstms. showers.
.mon...s winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. showers with a chance of tstms. 
.mon night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming w after midnight.
seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. a chance
of tstms. showers.
.tue...nw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. a chance of showers in the morning. 
.tue night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
226 am edt fri mar 13 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-131915-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
226 am edt fri mar 13 2026

.rest of tonight...ne winds 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: 
ne 3 ft at 4 seconds and s 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri...e winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming s
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft
at 4 seconds and nw 1 ft at 4 seconds. 
.fri night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e
3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 7 seconds and w 1 ft at
3 seconds. 
.sat night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
2 ft at 8 seconds and e 1 ft at 4 seconds. 
.sun...e winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 4 ft at 9 seconds.
a chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a
chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.sun night...se winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft after midnight. a chance of tstms. showers.
.mon...s winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. showers with a chance of tstms. 
.mon night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming w after midnight.
seas 6 to 9 ft. a chance of tstms. showers.
.tue...nw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the
afternoon. 
.tue night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
226 am edt fri mar 13 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-131915-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
226 am edt fri mar 13 2026

.rest of tonight...ne winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 4 seconds and s 2 ft at
7 seconds. 
.fri...e winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming s
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft
at 4 seconds and s 1 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e
2 ft at 7 seconds and sw 1 ft at 2 seconds. 
.sat...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas
2 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft at 7 seconds and sw 1 ft at 3 seconds. 
.sat night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft
at 6 seconds. 
.sun...e winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 7 seconds. a chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.sun night...se winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to
4 to 6 ft after midnight. a chance of tstms. showers.
.mon...s winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. showers with a chance of tstms. 
.mon night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming w 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. showers with a chance of tstms in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.tue...nw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the
afternoon. 
.tue night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
226 am edt fri mar 13 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-131915-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
226 am edt fri mar 13 2026

.rest of tonight...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave 
detail: ne 4 ft at 4 seconds and s 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri...e winds 15 kt, becoming s 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. 
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 4 seconds and s 1 ft at 7 
seconds. 
.fri night...sw 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...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft
at 7 seconds. a slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.sun...e winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of
showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of
tstms in the afternoon. 
.sun night...se winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft after midnight. a chance of tstms. showers.
.mon...s winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. showers with a chance
of tstms. 
.mon night...sw winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming w after midnight.
seas 5 to 8 ft. showers with a chance of tstms in the evening,
then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.tue...nw winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the
afternoon. 
.tue night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 2 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
200 am edt fri mar 13 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


amz156-131900-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
200 am edt fri mar 13 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 8 am edt this morning...

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

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
200 am edt fri mar 13 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


amz158-131900-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
200 am edt fri mar 13 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 8 am edt this morning...

.rest of tonight...n winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. wave detail: n 5 ft at
5 seconds and s 3 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. wave detail: ne 4 ft at
5 seconds and se 3 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a
moderate chop. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 4 seconds and se 3 ft at
9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.sat...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming e 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and
se 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. 
.sat night...e winds around 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail:
se 3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.sun...e winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming se 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. near shore, seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at
5 seconds and se 2 ft at 9 seconds, becoming se 6 ft at 9 seconds
and se 5 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. a chance of rain in
the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. 
.sun night...s winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft, except 4 to 6 ft near shore. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy. a chance of tstms. rain.
.mon...s winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers rough,
increasing to very rough in the afternoon. rain with a chance of
tstms. 
.mon night...sw winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming w 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 11 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough,
diminishing to rough after midnight. a chance of tstms. rain.
.tue...nw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to around 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to a
moderate chop in the afternoon. a chance of rain in the morning. 
.tue night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy.  

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
200 am edt fri mar 13 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


amz135-131900-
pamlico sound-
200 am edt fri mar 13 2026

.rest of tonight...n winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.fri...ne winds around 10 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. waves
around 2 ft. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves
2 to 3 ft. 
.sat...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. 
.sat night...e winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. 
.sun...e winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming se 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.sun night...se winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming s 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. rain with a chance of tstms. 
.mon...s winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. waves 2 to 4 ft. rain with a chance of tstms. 
.mon night...sw winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming w 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. waves 2 to 4 ft. rain with a chance of tstms. 
.tue...w winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of rain in
the morning. 
.tue night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$