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Wilmington, NC Local Forecast Office

6NM NE Topsail Tire Reef MR

Marine Point Forecast

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    • Tonight

      Tonight:SSW wind 11 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 19 kt. Areas of fog. Seas around 3 ft.

      SSW 13kt
      3ft

    • Sunday

      Sunday:SSW wind 13 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

      SSW 15kt
      3-4ft

    • Sunday Night

      Sunday Night:SW wind 6 to 10 kt. Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Patchy fog after 10pm. Seas around 3 ft.

      SW 10kt
      3ft

    • Monday

      Monday:SW wind 6 to 8 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Seas around 3 ft.

      SW 8kt
      3ft

    • Monday Night

      Monday Night:SSW wind 6 to 9 kt. A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers after 1am. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

      SSW 9kt
      2-3ft

    • Tuesday

      Tuesday:WSW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming SSW in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Seas around 2 ft.

      SSW 8kt
      2ft

    • Tuesday Night

      Tuesday Night:SSW wind 7 to 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 2 ft.

      SSW 10kt
      2ft

    • Wednesday

      Wednesday:SSW wind 8 to 11 kt increasing to 11 to 14 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 kt. Partly sunny. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

      ⇑SSW 14kt
      2-3ft

    • Wednesday Night

      Wednesday Night:SSW wind 14 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 27 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft.

      SSW 18kt
      Waves Building5ft


Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 6:11 pm EST Mar 7, 2026
Forecast Valid: 9pm EST Mar 7, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 14, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

Tonight
SSW wind 11 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 19 kt. Areas of fog. Seas around 3 ft.
Sunday
SSW wind 13 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Sunday Night
SW wind 6 to 10 kt. Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Patchy fog after 10pm. Seas around 3 ft.
Monday
SW wind 6 to 8 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Seas around 3 ft.
Monday Night
SSW wind 6 to 9 kt. A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers after 1am. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Tuesday
WSW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming SSW in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Seas around 2 ft.
Tuesday Night
SSW wind 7 to 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 2 ft.
Wednesday
SSW wind 8 to 11 kt increasing to 11 to 14 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 kt. Partly sunny. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wednesday Night
SSW wind 14 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 27 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

*Notices:

  1. This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
  2. The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.
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Point Forecast: 34.43°N 77.5°W
Last Update: 6:11 pm EST Mar 7, 2026
Forecast Valid: 9pm EST Mar 7, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 14, 2026
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