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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
105 pm est fri dec 26 2025

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-270715-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
105 pm est fri dec 26 2025

.this afternoon...e winds 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: e
3 ft at 6 seconds and e 3 ft at 12 seconds. a slight chance of
rain late. 
.tonight...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt after midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft
at 11 seconds and e 2 ft at 6 seconds. a slight chance of rain in
the evening. 
.sat...nw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming n
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft
at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 5 seconds. 
.sat night...ne winds 10 to 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
5 seconds. 
.sun...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft
at 5 seconds and e 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun night...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 4 seconds and e 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon...sw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.mon night...w winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.tue night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
105 pm est fri dec 26 2025

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-270715-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
105 pm est fri dec 26 2025

.this afternoon...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave
detail: e 3 ft at 5 seconds and sw 1 ft at 5 seconds. a slight
chance of rain. 
.tonight...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft
at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 4 seconds. patchy fog after
midnight. 
.sat...w winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming n
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 5 seconds and e 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 4 seconds and sw 2 ft at
5 seconds. 
.sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming e 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 5 seconds and e
2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight.
wave detail: e 2 ft at 10 seconds and s 1 ft at 4 seconds,
becoming s 3 ft at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.mon...sw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.mon night...w winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.tue...nw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.tue night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
105 pm est fri dec 26 2025

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-270715-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
105 pm est fri dec 26 2025

.this afternoon...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
late. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 5 seconds and s 1 ft
at 4 seconds. 
.tonight...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at 5 seconds. 
.sat...w winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming n in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sat night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 4 seconds
and e 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming e 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 4 seconds and s
1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.sun night...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds and e
2 ft at 5 seconds. 
.mon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.mon night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft.
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to
3 ft in the afternoon. 
.tue night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
105 pm est fri dec 26 2025

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-270715-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
105 pm est fri dec 26 2025

.this afternoon...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave
detail: ne 3 ft at 5 seconds and s 1 ft at 4 seconds. 
.tonight...w winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 4 seconds and e
2 ft at 5 seconds. 
.sat...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 5 seconds and
e 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 4 seconds and e
2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming e 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 5 seconds and s
1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.sun night...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds and e
2 ft at 5 seconds. 
.mon...sw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.mon night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft.
.tue...nw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.tue night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
432 pm est fri dec 26 2025

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


amz135-271045-
pamlico sound-
432 pm est fri dec 26 2025

...small craft advisory in effect from saturday morning through
saturday evening...

.tonight...e winds around 10 kt, becoming se early this evening,
then becoming sw late this evening and early morning, becoming w
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. waves 1 ft or less, then
2 to 3 ft. patchy drizzle this evening. a chance of rain this
evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves 2 to
3 ft. 
.sat night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
ne 10 to 15 kt after midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun...ne winds around 10 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. waves
1 ft or less. 
.sun night...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.mon...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. waves 2 to
4 ft. a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.mon night...w winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. waves
2 to 4 ft. a chance of showers in the evening. 
.tue...nw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed...w winds around 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.wed night...w winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft.  

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
432 pm est fri dec 26 2025

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


amz156-271045-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
432 pm est fri dec 26 2025

...small craft advisory in effect from 1 am est saturday through
saturday evening...

.tonight...se winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming s late this evening,
then becoming w after midnight, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt late. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at
4 seconds and e 4 ft at 12 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a
moderate chop, increasing to choppy late. a slight chance of rain
early this evening. a chance of rain with a slight chance of
tstms late this evening. 
.sat...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming n in the afternoon. gusts
up to 25 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at 5 seconds and
w 4 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.sat night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
ne 10 to 15 kt after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: ne
4 ft at 5 seconds and e 3 ft at 11 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. 
.sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming e 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 4 ft at 14 seconds and
ne 3 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. 
.sun night...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
5 ft at 5 seconds and e 5 ft at 12 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. a
slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.mon...sw winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 35 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 6 seconds and e
4 ft at 11 seconds, becoming sw 7 ft at 7 seconds and e 3 ft at
12 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough, increasing to very
rough in the afternoon. a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.mon night...w winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers very rough. a chance of showers in the evening. 
.tue...nw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers rough. 
.tue night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy. 
.wed...w winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. 
.wed night...w winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 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
432 pm est fri dec 26 2025

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


amz158-271045-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
432 pm est fri dec 26 2025

...small craft advisory in effect from 1 am est saturday through
saturday evening...

.tonight...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt late this
evening, then increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt
after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. wave
detail: sw 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 4 ft at 12 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late
this evening, then increasing to choppy after midnight. a slight
chance of rain this evening. 
.sat...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming n
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft
near shore. wave detail: w 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 4 ft at
11 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a
moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.sat night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft, except
2 to 3 ft near shore. wave detail: e 5 ft at 11 seconds and ne
4 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing
to a moderate chop after midnight.
.sun...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, except around 2 ft
near shore. wave detail: e 4 ft at 11 seconds and ne 3 ft at
5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.sun night...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to
4 ft near shore. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 5 seconds and e 5 ft at
14 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
increasing to choppy after midnight. a slight chance of showers
after midnight. 
.mon...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. near shore, seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 7 ft at 7 seconds and e 4 ft at
12 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough. a chance of showers
in the afternoon. 
.mon night...w winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. near shore,
seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers rough. a chance of
showers in the evening. 
.tue...nw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the
afternoon. adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to
choppy in the afternoon. 
.tue night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy. 
.wed...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.wed night...w winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers choppy.  

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