FZUS52 KILM 302256 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 656 PM EDT Thu Apr 30 2026 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM AMZ200-011115- 656 PM EDT Thu Apr 30 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 through Fri as high pressure ridges in from the north. Low pressure will move up through the offshore waters of the Carolinas Fri night and push northeastward away from the area Sat night thru Sun. Small Craft Advisory thresholds possible Sat into Sun, with Gale possible in the offshore waters. $$ AMZ250-011115- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 656 PM EDT Thu Apr 30 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds, becoming NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and N 3 ft at 4 seconds. Showers, mainly in the evening. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 3 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ252-011115- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM- 656 PM EDT Thu Apr 30 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N late this evening and overnight. 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: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 6 seconds, becoming NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 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 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...S winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ254-011115- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 NM- 656 PM EDT Thu Apr 30 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. Showers, mainly in the evening. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ256-011115- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 NM- 656 PM EDT Thu Apr 30 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 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 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 5 seconds. Showers 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 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ280-011115- Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM- 656 PM EDT Thu Apr 30 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 11 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and E 3 ft at 6 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then showers with a chance of tstms after midnight. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 4 ft at 6 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NE 4 ft at 9 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds and N 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ284-011115- Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from 20 to 60 NM- 656 PM EDT Thu Apr 30 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. 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 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 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 2 ft at 5 seconds, becoming NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 4 ft at 10 seconds. Showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NE 4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 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 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$