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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
237 am edt tue aug 18 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz250-181930-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
237 am edt tue aug 18 2026

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

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kilm 180637
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
237 am edt tue aug 18 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz252-181930-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
237 am edt tue aug 18 2026

.rest of tonight...sw winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail:
sw 2 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed...ne winds 5 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.wed night...s winds 5 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: se 2 ft at
9 seconds and s 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.thu...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu night...s winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.fri...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. 
.fri night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of
showers and tstms. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers
and tstms. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. a chance of
tstms. a chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely
after midnight.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
237 am edt tue aug 18 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz254-181930-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
237 am edt tue aug 18 2026

.rest of tonight...sw winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue...w winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas
2 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.tue night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at
10 seconds. 
.wed...ne winds 5 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. seas 2 ft.
wave detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed night...s winds 5 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: se 2 ft at
9 seconds and s 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.thu...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
5 seconds and se 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...s winds 10 kt. seas 2 ft. 
.fri...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 ft. 
.fri night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of
showers and tstms. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers
and tstms. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 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
237 am edt tue aug 18 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz256-181930-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
237 am edt tue aug 18 2026

.rest of tonight...sw winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue...w winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 4 seconds and
se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.wed...n winds 5 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.wed night...s winds 5 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: se 2 ft at
9 seconds and s 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.thu...s winds 5 kt, increasing to 10 kt in the afternoon. seas
2 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...s winds 10 kt. seas 2 ft. 
.fri...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 ft. 
.fri night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of
showers and tstms. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers
and tstms. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of
showers and tstms.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 180742
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
342 am edt tue aug 18 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


amz135-182045-
pamlico sound-
342 am edt tue aug 18 2026

.today...w winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s this afternoon. waves
1 ft or less. a slight chance of showers and tstms early this
morning. a slight chance of showers and tstms early this
afternoon, then a chance of showers and tstms late. 
.tonight...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. waves
1 ft or less. a chance of showers and tstms in the evening. 
.wed...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. a slight chance
of showers and tstms in the afternoon. 
.wed night...se winds around 5 kt. waves 1 ft or less. a slight
chance of showers and tstms in the evening. 
.thu...s winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.thu night...sw winds around 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. a chance
of showers after midnight. 
.fri...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. a chance of
showers. a chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.fri night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. 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. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. showers likely with a chance of tstms. 
.sat night...sw winds around 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. showers
likely with a chance of tstms.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 180742
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
342 am edt tue aug 18 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


amz156-182045-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
342 am edt tue aug 18 2026

.today...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.tonight...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 11 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. a slight chance of showers and tstms in the
evening. 
.wed...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 10 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. a slight chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon. 
.wed night...se winds around 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers flat. a slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.thu...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop. a slight chance of showers and tstms. 
.thu night...sw winds around 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail:
s 2 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. a chance of showers after midnight. 
.fri...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. a chance of showers. a chance of tstms in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...s winds around 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 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 3 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. showers likely with a chance of tstms. 
.sat night...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.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 180742
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
342 am edt tue aug 18 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


amz158-182045-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
342 am edt tue aug 18 2026

.today...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. a slight chance of showers and tstms late. 
.tonight...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 11 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. a slight chance of showers and tstms in the
evening. 
.wed...n winds around 5 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at
10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light
chop in the afternoon. a slight chance of showers and tstms in
the afternoon. 
.wed night...se winds around 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers flat. a slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.thu...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
5 seconds and se 2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop. 
.thu night...sw winds around 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail:
s 2 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.fri...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. 
.fri night...sw winds around 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. showers likely with a chance of
tstms. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. showers likely with a chance of tstms. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. showers likely with a chance
of tstms.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$