FZUS52 KILM 161827 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 227 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM AMZ200-170715- 227 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles... Bermuda high will push offshore this weekend as a cold front approaches the eastern US. Winds turn more westerly over the weekend with winds becoming more southerly in the afternoons due to the sea breeze. $$ AMZ250-170715- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 227 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ AMZ252-170715- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM- 227 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW 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. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 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. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ AMZ254-170715- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 NM- 227 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. $$ AMZ256-170715- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 NM- 227 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ AMZ280-170715- Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM- 227 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ AMZ284-170715- Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from 20 to 60 NM- 227 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ 21