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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
247 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

AMZ200-030730-
247 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles...
A stalled front will lift towards the waters as multiple low
pressure areas track along it, bringing rain and isolated thunder
to the waters through today into tonight. Expect marginal Small
Craft Advisory conditions this afternoon and evening as low
pressure strengthens and moves off to the northeast. High pressure
will build in behind departing low late Sunday through Tuesday.

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AMZ250-030730-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
247 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
10 seconds. Showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft
at 5 seconds and E 4 ft at 10 seconds. Showers likely in the
evening.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 9 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 8 seconds and NW 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
3 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E
1 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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AMZ252-030730-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 NM-
247 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at
10 seconds. Showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Showers likely in the
evening.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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AMZ254-030730-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 NM-
247 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and E
1 ft at 10 seconds. Showers likely in the evening.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 6 seconds and E
2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 9 seconds and W 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft
at 9 seconds.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 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.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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AMZ256-030730-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 NM-
247 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Showers
likely in the evening.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and N
1 ft at 3 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 7 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft
at 6 seconds.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 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.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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AMZ280-030730-
Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to
60 NM-
247 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 10 seconds and NE 5 ft at
6 seconds. Showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 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. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
5 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and
NE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft after midnight.

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AMZ284-030730-
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from
20 to 60 NM-
247 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 5 ft at 10 seconds.
Showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 5 seconds.
Showers likely in the evening.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and
N 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 8 seconds and NW 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.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.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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