FZUS52 KILM 010646 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 246 AM EDT Fri May 1 2026 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM AMZ200-011945- 246 AM EDT Fri May 1 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 shy of Small Craft Advisory thresholds into this evening as weak high pressure ridges in from the north. Frontal system will return northward tonight and Sat but will remain offshore at its closest approach late Sat. Low pressure will develop along it while moving NE along the front, also staying offshore as it passes by late Sat. look for SCA conditions Sat thru early Sun with the best deepening phase of the low occurring well NE away from the area waters by Sun. High pressure will prevail late Sun thru Tue. $$ AMZ250-011945- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 246 AM EDT Fri May 1 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 12 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and N 3 ft at 4 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ252-011945- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM- 246 AM EDT Fri May 1 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 ft at 2 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 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 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 3 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ254-011945- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 NM- 246 AM EDT Fri May 1 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 ft at 2 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 5 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ256-011945- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 NM- 246 AM EDT Fri May 1 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 ft at 2 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and N 3 ft at 4 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ280-011945- Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM- 246 AM EDT Fri May 1 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 12 seconds and NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds and NE 3 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and E 3 ft at 5 seconds. Rain likely with a chance of tstms in the evening, then rain with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 4 ft at 10 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and N 5 ft at 5 seconds. Rain. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NE 4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ284-011945- Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from 20 to 60 NM- 246 AM EDT Fri May 1 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds and SE 3 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Rain. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and E 3 ft at 6 seconds, becoming N 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 4 ft at 10 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and N 4 ft at 5 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$