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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
752 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

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752 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
Isolated showers and storms will be possible tonight with a cold
front moving offshore. High pressure ridging in from the north and
northeast will dominate the weather for Friday into the weekend.
Showers and storms will return to the coastal waters over the
weekend as an area of tropical moisture sits along a stalled
frontal boundary near the coast.

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AMZ250-041215-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
752 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt, becoming W 5 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
tstms this evening. A slight chance of showers and tstms late.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. Showers and tstms likely.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. Tstms
likely. Showers likely.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. Tstms, showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Showers and
tstms likely.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms
likely, mainly in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-041215-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
752 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt, becoming W late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
tstms.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and E
1 ft at 2 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.SAT...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. Tstms likely. Showers likely.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. Tstms likely. Showers
likely.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 15 seconds.
Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ254-041215-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
752 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W late. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms
early this evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft
at 7 seconds. Tstms likely. Showers likely.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
5 ft at 6 seconds. Tstms likely. Showers likely.
.SUN...SE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds. Tstms likely. Showers likely.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ256-041215-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
752 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W late. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms
early this evening. A slight chance of showers and tstms after
midnight.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds.
A chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then showers and
tstms likely after midnight.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds. Tstms, showers.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds. Tstms likely.
Showers likely.
.SUN...SE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Tstms
likely. Showers likely.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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