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Wilmington, NC Local Forecast Office

2NM W Shallotte River Inlet Sea Buoy MR

Marine Point Forecast

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    • Tonight

      Tonight:NNE wind 12 to 15 kt decreasing to 9 to 12 kt after midnight. Clear. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

      NNE 15kt⇓
      2-3ft

      Gale Warning
      Gale Warning

    • Friday

      Friday:NE wind 6 to 8 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

      NE 8kt
      2ft

    • Friday Night

      Friday Night:SSW wind around 9 kt becoming WSW after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas around 2 ft.

      SSW 9kt
      2ft

    • Saturday

      Saturday:Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

      Light Wind
      1-2ft

    • Saturday Night

      Saturday Night:E wind around 6 kt. Mostly clear. Seas around 1 ft.

      E 6kt
      1ft

    • Sunday

      Sunday:E wind 8 to 11 kt becoming ESE in the afternoon. A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

      ESE 11kt
      1-2ft

    • Sunday Night

      Sunday Night:S wind 8 to 11 kt increasing to 12 to 15 kt after midnight. Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8pm. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

      ⇑S 15kt
      3-4ft

    • Monday

      Monday:SSW wind around 18 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft.

      SSW 18kt
      Waves Building6ft

    • Monday Night

      Monday Night:SW wind 15 to 17 kt becoming WNW after midnight. A chance of showers before 2am. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft.

      SW 17kt
      6ftWaves Subsiding


Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 6:48 pm EDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid: 9pm EDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 19, 2026

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Detailed Forecast


Tonight
NNE wind 12 to 15 kt decreasing to 9 to 12 kt after midnight. Clear. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Friday
NE wind 6 to 8 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 2 ft.
Friday Night
SSW wind around 9 kt becoming WSW after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas around 2 ft.
Saturday
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
Saturday Night
E wind around 6 kt. Mostly clear. Seas around 1 ft.
Sunday
E wind 8 to 11 kt becoming ESE in the afternoon. A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
Sunday Night
S wind 8 to 11 kt increasing to 12 to 15 kt after midnight. Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8pm. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Monday
SSW wind around 18 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft.
Monday Night
SW wind 15 to 17 kt becoming WNW after midnight. A chance of showers before 2am. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 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: 33.87°N 78.41°W
Last Update: 6:48 pm EDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid: 9pm EDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 19, 2026
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