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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1240 pm est wed jan 21 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-220615-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
1240 pm est wed jan 21 2026

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

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1240 pm est wed jan 21 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-220615-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
1240 pm est wed jan 21 2026

.this afternoon...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: se
2 ft at 10 seconds and ne 1 ft at 3 seconds. 
.tonight...nw winds 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at
10 seconds and e 1 ft at 4 seconds. 
.thu...w winds 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at
10 seconds and se 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.thu night...sw winds 5 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 10 seconds and ne 1 ft at 2 seconds. a slight chance of rain
in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.fri night...n winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming ne 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: ne
4 ft at 4 seconds and e 3 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sat...ne winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. rain likely. 
.sat night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. rain.
.sun...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. rain.
.sun night...w winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. rain. 

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1240 pm est wed jan 21 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-220615-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
1240 pm est wed jan 21 2026

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

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1240 pm est wed jan 21 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-220615-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
1240 pm est wed jan 21 2026

.this afternoon...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: e 2 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...ne winds 5 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 10 seconds and e 2 ft at 4 seconds. 
.thu...nw winds 5 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 10 seconds and e 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.thu night...se winds 5 kt, becoming ne 5 kt after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 10 seconds and ne 1 ft at 3 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.fri night...n winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming ne 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft, building to
4 to 6 ft after midnight. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 4 seconds and e
3 ft at 10 seconds, becoming ne 5 ft at 5 seconds and e 3 ft at
10 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sat...ne winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. a chance of rain in
the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.sat night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. rain.
.sun...n winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. rain.
.sun night...w winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. rain. 

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
325 am est wed jan 21 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


amz156-212130-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
325 am est wed jan 21 2026

.today...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se this afternoon. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 10 seconds and ne 2 ft at
4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.tonight...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and se 3 ft at
10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. a slight
chance of rain after midnight. 
.thu...w winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. 
.thu night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se
4 ft at 10 seconds and sw 1 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.fri...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft
at 10 seconds and n 3 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. a chance of rain. 
.fri night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: n 5 ft at 5 seconds and se 4 ft at
10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to very
rough after midnight. a chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight. 
.sat...ne winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers very rough. rain likely in the morning, then rain in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...ne winds around 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers rough. rain.
.sun...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers rough. rain.
.sun night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers rough. rain likely.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
325 am est wed jan 21 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


amz158-212130-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
325 am est wed jan 21 2026

.today...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se this afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds and ne 2 ft at
4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.tonight...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 10 seconds and
s 3 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. a slight chance of
rain after midnight. 
.thu...w winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 10 seconds and
s 3 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. 
.thu night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se
4 ft at 10 seconds and s 1 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. a slight chance of rain after midnight. 
.fri...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft
at 10 seconds and n 2 ft at 3 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. a chance of rain. 
.fri night...n winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft after midnight. near shore, seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n
6 ft at 5 seconds and se 4 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. a chance of
rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight with vsby
1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...n winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming ne 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough,
diminishing to rough in the afternoon. rain, sleet likely with a
chance of freezing rain in the morning, then rain and snow with
freezing rain likely in the afternoon. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers rough. rain and freezing rain. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sun...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers rough. rain.
.sun night...n winds around 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy. rain likely in the evening, then rain
likely with a chance of freezing rain after midnight with vsby
1 to 3 nm.  

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
325 am est wed jan 21 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


amz135-212130-
pamlico sound-
325 am est wed jan 21 2026

.today...ne winds around 10 kt, becoming s this afternoon. waves
1 ft or less. 
.tonight...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. waves 1 to 2 ft. a slight chance of rain after 
midnight.
.thu...w winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.thu night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.fri...n winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft. a chance of rain. 
.fri night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight.
waves 2 to 4 ft. rain likely in the evening, then rain and sleet
likely after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...n winds 25 to 30 kt. waves 3 to 4 ft. rain and snow likely
in the morning, then rain and snow in the afternoon. vsby 1 to
3 nm. 
.sat night...ne winds around 25 kt. waves 3 to 4 ft. rain. vsby
1 to 3 nm in the evening. 
.sun...ne winds 20 to 25 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. rain.
.sun night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. rain likely.
vsby 1 to 3 nm.  

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