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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
517 am edt tue may 5 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz250-052215-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
517 am edt tue may 5 2026

.today...s winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
2 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at
9 seconds. 
.wed night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at
9 seconds. a chance of showers after midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to
5 ft. wave detail: se 5 ft at 7 seconds. showers likely. a slight
chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the
afternoon. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: se 5 ft at
7 seconds. a chance of tstms in the evening. showers likely. 
.fri...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. seas
2 to 4 ft. a chance of showers. 
.fri night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of
showers. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers. 
.sat night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kilm 050917
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
517 am edt tue may 5 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz252-052215-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
517 am edt tue may 5 2026

.today...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at
4 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...s winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at
5 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at
9 seconds. 
.wed night...sw winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 6 seconds. a slight chance of
showers after midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: se 5 ft at 7 seconds. showers likely. a slight
chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the
afternoon. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: se 5 ft
at 7 seconds. showers likely. a chance of tstms, mainly in the
evening.
.fri...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of showers.
.fri night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of
showers. 
.sat...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers. 
.sat night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
517 am edt tue may 5 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz254-052215-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
517 am edt tue may 5 2026

.today...s winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
2 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 3 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...s 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. 
.wed...s winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at
9 seconds. 
.wed night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of
showers after midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft
at 7 seconds. showers likely. a slight chance of tstms in the
morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 7 seconds. a
chance of tstms in the evening. showers likely. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming e 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of showers.
.fri night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. a chance of showers.
.sat...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers. 
.sat night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
517 am edt tue may 5 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz256-052215-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
517 am edt tue may 5 2026

.today...s winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. seas
2 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 3 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...s 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. 
.wed...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 5 seconds and e
1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 8 seconds. a slight chance of
showers after midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of showers with
a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then showers likely with
a chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft
at 7 seconds. showers likely with a chance of tstms in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of showers.
.fri night...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight. 
.sat...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. showers likely, mainly
in the morning. 
.sat night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 050643
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
243 am edt tue may 5 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


amz156-051945-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
243 am edt tue may 5 2026

.today...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.tonight...s winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. 
.wed...s 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
5 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 showers. 
.wed night...sw winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and ne 1 ft at
9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. a chance of showers
after midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. showers likely with a slight
chance of tstms. 
.thu night...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
n after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at
7 seconds and e 1 ft at 11 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. a chance
of tstms in the evening. showers.
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of showers. 
.fri night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. a chance of showers. 
.sat...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. a chance of
showers. 
.sat night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. a chance of showers in the evening.  

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
243 am edt tue may 5 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


amz158-051945-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
243 am edt tue may 5 2026

.today...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds and
se 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.tonight...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.wed...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 5 seconds and e
1 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
increasing to choppy in the afternoon. a slight chance of
showers. 
.wed night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 5 seconds and e
1 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. a chance
of showers after midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. showers likely with a slight
chance of tstms. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
becoming nw after midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft, except 4 to 6 ft near
shore. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 7 seconds and e 1 ft at
10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a
moderate chop after midnight. a chance of tstms in the evening.
showers likely. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of showers. 
.fri night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. a chance of showers. 
.sat...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. a chance of
showers. 
.sat night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. a chance of showers in the evening.  

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
243 am edt tue may 5 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


amz135-051945-
pamlico sound-
243 am edt tue may 5 2026

.today...s winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 ft or less, then around
2 ft this afternoon. 
.tonight...s winds around 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.wed...s winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. a slight chance of showers. 
.wed night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves
2 to 3 ft. a slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves 2 to
3 ft. a chance of tstms. showers.
.thu night...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
n after midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. showers with a chance of tstms
in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. a chance of
showers. 
.fri night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. a chance of
showers. 
.sat...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. waves
1 ft or less. a chance of showers. 
.sat night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. a chance of
showers in the evening.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$