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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
944 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

AMZ200-201430-
944 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
A quick moving cold front will move out to sea tonight. A
secondary cold front Monday night will be followed by high
pressure. The high will slide overhead then offshore from the
southeast U.S. coast by mid-week.

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AMZ250-201430-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
944 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at
5 seconds.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and NE 2 ft at
5 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N with gusts up to
20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at
4 seconds and E 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming E
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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AMZ252-201430-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
944 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and W 2 ft at
4 seconds.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and
E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE...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 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.WED...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: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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AMZ254-201430-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
944 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and N 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 1 ft at
4 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming E
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
E 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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AMZ256-201430-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
944 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming S
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E
2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and
E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and
E 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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AMZ280-201430-
Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
944 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026

.OVERNIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt.
Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at
5 seconds and E 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft
at 8 seconds and NE 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 8 seconds and N 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
5 ft at 8 seconds and N 4 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 3 seconds and NE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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AMZ284-201430-
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
944 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and E
4 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and NE
3 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and
NE 4 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...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: E 3 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 1 ft at 2 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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