FZUS52 KILM 031725 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 1225 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2026 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM AMZ200-040615- 1225 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2026 .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles... High pressure will continue to ridge back to the Carolinas through the end of the week while a series of frontal boundaries remain north of the area. Increasing east to southeast swell will eventually dominate the seas. $$ AMZ250-040615- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 1225 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...NW winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ AMZ252-040615- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm- 1225 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to 5 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...N winds 5 kt, becoming S 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 kt, increasing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ AMZ254-040615- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 nm- 1225 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...N winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...S winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ AMZ256-040615- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 nm- 1225 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less after midnight. .WED...N winds 5 kt, becoming SE 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...S winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$