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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
216 PM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

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216 PM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
An approaching cold front with increasing coverage of showers and
thunderstorms ahead of it, will move off the mainland across the
waters and offshore late Thu night or early Fri. High pressure
ridging in from, the N thru NE, will dominate Fri into the
weekend.

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AMZ250-030715-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
216 PM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms early, then
tstms likely late.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until early
morning. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE
2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and
SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-030715-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
216 PM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms early, then a
chance of showers and tstms late.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until early
morning. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE
2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of
showers.
.SAT...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 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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AMZ254-030715-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
216 PM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms early, then showers and
tstms likely late.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
A chance of tstms. Showers likely early in the evening, then a
chance of showers in the late evening and overnight.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of tstms.
Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of 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 tstms in the evening. A chance of
showers.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ256-030715-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
216 PM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE
2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening,
then showers and tstms likely after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of
showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance
of tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. 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: E 5 ft
at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.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 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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