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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
208 PM EDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

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208 PM EDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
Conditions will continue to improve through tonight as low
pressure currently off the coast moves farther offshore.
Sub-advisory conditions are expected for the rest of week.

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Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
208 PM EDT Mon Oct 13 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N 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 4 ft at
11 seconds. A slight chance of showers early.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at
10 seconds.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
4 ft at 5 seconds and E 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
208 PM EDT Mon Oct 13 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 11 seconds and N 3 ft at
5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
late evening and overnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 11 seconds and N 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at
10 seconds.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and NE 2 ft at
6 seconds.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 11 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
208 PM EDT Mon Oct 13 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 4 ft at
12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 3 seconds and NE 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
10 seconds.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and E
2 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and NE 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
208 PM EDT Mon Oct 13 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 4 ft at
11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and E
3 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
10 seconds.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and
NE 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft
at 10 seconds and NE 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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