Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
884 FZUS52 KILM 011145 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 645 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM AMZ200-020015- 645 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025 .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles... A cold front drops through the waters tonight before stalling offshore. Low pressure will develop on this front Tuesday bringing advisory-worthy wind and seas. $$ AMZ250-020015- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 645 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TUE...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 8 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely in the evening. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain likely in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ252-020015- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm- 645 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TUE...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 6 ft at 8 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms in the morning, then showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 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 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ254-020015- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 nm- 645 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 7 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms in the morning, then showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ256-020015- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 nm- 645 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 7 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms in the morning, then showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 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 SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$