FZUS52 KILM 260649 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 249 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM AMZ200-261930- 249 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026 .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles... Showers and thunderstorms are possible across the waters as a cold front moves into the area. A stronger surge of north to northeast winds in the wake of the front will arrive this afternoon into Monday as high pressure builds southward next week. The next frontal system is expected to approach the area Wednesday. $$ AMZ250-261930- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 249 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft during the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds, then becoming NE 5 ft at 6 seconds during the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ252-261930- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM- 249 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft during the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds, then becoming NE 4 ft at 6 seconds during the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers likely. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ254-261930- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 NM- 249 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft late. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers likely. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ256-261930- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 NM- 249 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft, building to 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers likely. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ280-261930- Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM- 249 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms, then showers likely with a chance of tstms late. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds, becoming N 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Showers with tstms likely. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 5 seconds, becoming NE 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NE 9 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 8 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ284-261930- Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from 20 to 60 NM- 249 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...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. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Showers with tstms likely. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds, becoming NE 7 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly 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 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ 29