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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.

$$