FZUS52 KILM 230628 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 228 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM AMZ200-231915- 228 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026 .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles... A cold front will move south across the area late this afternoon followed by a period of strong northeast winds. Canadian high pressure will build toward the East Coast Tuesday and Wednesday. The next cold front will arrive Friday night with increasing winds and seas. $$ AMZ250-231915- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 228 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds, becoming NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ252-231915- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm- 228 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON 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 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds, becoming NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ254-231915- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 nm- 228 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ256-231915- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 nm- 228 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...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. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW 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: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds, becoming NE 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .TUE...NE winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 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 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ TRA