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Morehead City, NC Local Forecast Office

12NM ENE Ocracoke NC

Marine Point Forecast

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    • Overnight

      Overnight:N wind 15 to 20 kt increasing to 24 to 29 kt. Winds could gust as high as 36 kt. A slight chance of rain before 1am. Waves around 3 ft.

      ⇑N 29kt
      3ft

    • Saturday

      Saturday:NNE wind 25 to 28 kt decreasing to 22 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 kt. A chance of rain, mainly after noon. Waves around 3 ft.

      NNE 28kt⇓
      3ft

    • Saturday Night

      Saturday Night:NE wind 16 to 19 kt becoming ESE after midnight. Rain, mainly after 9pm. Waves 3 to 4 ft.

      NE 19kt
      3-4ft

    • Sunday

      Sunday:SE wind 17 to 20 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 kt. Rain, mainly before 1pm. Waves 5 ft building to 7 ft.

      S 20kt
      Waves Building7ft

    • Sunday Night

      Sunday Night:SW wind 15 to 18 kt increasing to 18 to 21 kt after midnight. A chance of rain before 1am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then rain after 4am. Waves 6 ft building to 8 ft.

      ⇑SW 21kt
      Waves Building8ft

    • Monday

      Monday:WSW wind 16 to 19 kt becoming NW 20 to 23 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 kt. Rain likely, mainly before 11am. Waves 7 ft subsiding to 5 ft.

      ⇑NW 23kt
      7ftWaves Subsiding

    • Monday Night

      Monday Night:NW wind 21 to 24 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 4 ft.

      NW 24kt
      3-4ft

    • Tuesday

      Tuesday:NNW wind 15 to 18 kt becoming WNW 12 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves around 2 ft.

      NNW 18kt⇓
      2ft

    • Tuesday Night

      Tuesday Night:WSW wind around 13 kt becoming WNW after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

      W 13kt
      2-3ft


Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 10:05 pm EST Jan 23, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11pm EST Jan 23, 2026-6pm EST Jan 30, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

Overnight
N wind 15 to 20 kt increasing to 24 to 29 kt. Winds could gust as high as 36 kt. A slight chance of rain before 1am. Waves around 3 ft.
Saturday
NNE wind 25 to 28 kt decreasing to 22 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 kt. A chance of rain, mainly after noon. Waves around 3 ft.
Saturday Night
NE wind 16 to 19 kt becoming ESE after midnight. Rain, mainly after 9pm. Waves 3 to 4 ft.
Sunday
SE wind 17 to 20 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 kt. Rain, mainly before 1pm. Waves 5 ft building to 7 ft.
Sunday Night
SW wind 15 to 18 kt increasing to 18 to 21 kt after midnight. A chance of rain before 1am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then rain after 4am. Waves 6 ft building to 8 ft.
Monday
WSW wind 16 to 19 kt becoming NW 20 to 23 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 kt. Rain likely, mainly before 11am. Waves 7 ft subsiding to 5 ft.
Monday Night
NW wind 21 to 24 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 4 ft.
Tuesday
NNW wind 15 to 18 kt becoming WNW 12 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves around 2 ft.
Tuesday Night
WSW wind around 13 kt becoming WNW after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and waves 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: 35.2°N 75.69°W
Last Update: 10:05 pm EST Jan 23, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11pm EST Jan 23, 2026-6pm EST Jan 30, 2026
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