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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
238 PM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

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238 PM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...

A surge of winds and seas will arrive tonight as high pressure
builds into the area. Winds and seas will diminish Wed night
through Thu before increasing again into next weekend.

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AMZ250-060715-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
238 PM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds,
becoming NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft
at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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AMZ252-060715-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
238 PM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds,
becoming NE 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds
and E 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

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AMZ254-060715-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
238 PM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
238 PM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers
in the evening.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers after
midnight.

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Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
238 PM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt late.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of tstms early. A chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft
at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers
in the evening.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 7 seconds.
A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and NE
4 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ284-060715-
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
238 PM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds, becoming NE 5 ft at
5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 5 ft at 8 seconds.
A chance of showers in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and NE
4 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers.

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