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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1220 AM EST Tue Dec 2 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

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1220 AM EST Tue Dec 2 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
Low pressure will track near the coast today with heavy rain and
gusty winds. High pressure builds into the region tonight through
Thursday before another storm system impacts the area late week.

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Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
1220 AM EST Tue Dec 2 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain,
then showers with a slight chance of tstms late with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts up
to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds.
Showers with a slight chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
5 ft at 8 seconds and N 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE with gusts up to
20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of rain in the
morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
rain.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
1220 AM EST Tue Dec 2 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain, then rain with a
chance of tstms late with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft
at 8 seconds and E 3 ft at 7 seconds. Showers with a slight
chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
6 ft at 8 seconds and N 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 7 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 11 seconds and W 1 ft at 2 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain after midnight.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
1220 AM EST Tue Dec 2 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain, then showers with
a chance of tstms late with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft
at 8 seconds and E 4 ft at 7 seconds. Showers with a slight
chance of tstms in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
5 ft at 8 seconds and N 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
11 seconds and W 1 ft at 2 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain after midnight.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
1220 AM EST Tue Dec 2 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain, then rain with a
chance of tstms late with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE
6 ft at 8 seconds and E 4 ft at 7 seconds. Showers. A slight
chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and N 3 ft at
5 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and
S 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
11 seconds and NE 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain after midnight.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
rain.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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