FZUS52 KILM 300212 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 1012 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM AMZ200-301515- 1012 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026 .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles... Winds and seas will remain well shy of Small Craft Advisory thresholds tonight with a cold frontal passage. Offshore flow Thursday will shift to the east on Friday ahead of a disturbance which brings showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Northerly winds behind the front this weekend could reach Small Craft Advisory thresholds for the coastal waters, especially late Saturday through early Sunday. $$ AMZ250-301515- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 1012 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .THU...NW winds 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the morning. Showers. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers, mainly in the evening. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ252-301515- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM- 1012 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 11 seconds and E 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers, mainly in the evening. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...N winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ254-301515- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 NM- 1012 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers after midnight. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. Showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers, mainly in the evening. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ256-301515- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 NM- 1012 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. .THU...NW winds 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. Showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers, mainly in the evening. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...N winds 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ280-301515- Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM- 1012 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt late. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 11 seconds and NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Showers. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and N 4 ft at 5 seconds. Showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ284-301515- Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from 20 to 60 NM- 1012 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers after midnight. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 5 seconds, becoming NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NE 4 ft at 10 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Showers, mainly in the evening. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$