FZUS52 KILM 242157 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 557 PM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM AMZ200-251015- 557 PM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026 .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles... High pressure will remain off the Southeast United States coast through Saturday. A seabreeze circulation will create locally stronger winds nearshore into this evening and again on Saturday afternoon. A cold front will cross the waters Saturday night. A surge of north to northeasterly winds will arrive Sunday afternoon as high pressure builds southward. $$ AMZ250-251015- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 557 PM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt, becoming N with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ252-251015- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM- 557 PM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers after midnight. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ254-251015- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 NM- 557 PM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers after midnight. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ256-251015- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 NM- 557 PM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 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 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ280-251015- Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM- 557 PM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SUN...SW winds 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. Showers. Tstms likely, mainly in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and NE 4 ft at 11 seconds, becoming NE 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ284-251015- Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from 20 to 60 NM- 557 PM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers after midnight. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$