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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
615 am est thu jan 22 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-230000-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
615 am est thu jan 22 2026

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

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
615 am est thu jan 22 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-230000-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
615 am est thu jan 22 2026

.today...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw late. seas 2 to 3 ft.
wave detail: se 3 ft at 10 seconds and se 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.tonight...nw 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, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 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 after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. 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 se 3 ft at
10 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the evening. 
.sat...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 5 to
8 ft. wave detail: ne 7 ft at 6 seconds and e 4 ft at 10 seconds.
rain likely. 
.sat night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: e 7 ft at 9 seconds
and ne 6 ft at 6 seconds. rain.
.sun...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. rain.
.sun night...w winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. rain.
.mon...nw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. a chance of rain in
the morning. 
.mon night...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
615 am est thu jan 22 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-230000-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
615 am est thu jan 22 2026

.today...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s late. seas 2 to 3 ft.
wave detail: se 3 ft at 10 seconds and s 1 ft at 6 seconds. 
.tonight...n winds 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at
10 seconds. 
.fri...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 10 seconds and
ne 1 ft at 2 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.fri night...n winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming ne 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. 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 se 3 ft at
10 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sat...ne winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft
at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 10 seconds. 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. wave detail: e 7 ft at 8 seconds.
rain.
.sun...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. rain.
.sun night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. rain.
.mon...nw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. a chance of rain in
the morning. 
.mon night...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
615 am est thu jan 22 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-230000-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
615 am est thu jan 22 2026

.today...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e late. seas 2 to 3 ft.
wave detail: se 3 ft at 10 seconds and e 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.tonight...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 10 seconds and
ne 2 ft at 4 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the morning,
then a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.fri night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to
4 to 6 ft after midnight. wave detail: ne 4 ft at 4 seconds and e
3 ft at 10 seconds, becoming ne 6 ft at 5 seconds and e 3 ft at
10 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sat...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 6 to
9 ft. wave detail: e 8 ft at 7 seconds and e 3 ft at 10 seconds.
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. wave detail: e 8 ft at 8 seconds.
rain.
.sun...n winds 15 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. seas 5 to
7 ft. rain likely. 
.sun night...w winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. rain.
.mon...nw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. a chance of rain in
the morning. 
.mon night...n winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
741 am est thu jan 22 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


amz135-230115-
pamlico sound-
741 am est thu jan 22 2026

...gale watch in effect from late friday night through saturday
afternoon...

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

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
741 am est thu jan 22 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


amz156-230115-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
741 am est thu jan 22 2026

...gale watch in effect from late friday night through saturday
evening...

.today...w winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt this
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 10 seconds and
w 3 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop this afternoon. a slight chance of rain
early this morning. 
.tonight...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se
4 ft at 10 seconds and s 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 2 ft at 3 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. a slight chance of rain in the morning, then a
chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.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: ne 5 ft at 6 seconds and e 4 ft at
10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to very
rough after midnight. rain likely. 
.sat...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 7 seconds and se 3 ft at
11 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. rain. vsby
1 to 3 nm in the morning. 
.sat night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt,
becoming se 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 7 seconds and e 6 ft at
11 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to
choppy after midnight. rain.
.sun...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. rain.
.sun night...w winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers rough. rain.
.mon...nw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers rough. a chance of rain in the morning. 
.mon night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers rough.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
741 am est thu jan 22 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


amz158-230115-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
741 am est thu jan 22 2026

...gale watch in effect from late friday night through saturday
evening...

.today...w winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt this
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 10 seconds and
sw 3 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop this afternoon. a slight chance of rain
early this morning. 
.tonight...nw winds around 5 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light
chop after midnight. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft
at 10 seconds and ne 2 ft at 3 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a slight chance of rain in the morning,
then a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.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. rain likely. 
.sat...ne winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 35 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft, except 2 to 4 ft
near shore. wave detail: ne 7 ft at 7 seconds and se 3 ft at
11 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing to
rough in the afternoon. rain. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft, except
2 to 4 ft near shore. wave detail: ne 7 ft at 7 seconds and e
7 ft at 11 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing
to choppy after midnight. rain. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sun...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. rain.
.sun night...w winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers choppy. rain.
.mon...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. a chance of rain in the morning. 
.mon night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy.  

$$