Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
301 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

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301 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
High pressure will move east off the coast tonight. Southerly
winds and seas will prevail Friday through the weekend around
offshore high pressure. The next front approaches the area early
next week.

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Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
301 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025

.THROUGH 7 PM...E winds 5 kt, becoming SE late. Seas 1 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 1 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 ft at
3 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 ft, then 2 ft in the afternoon.
Wave Detail: NE 1 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds,
becoming S 1 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at
8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
6 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms
in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
301 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025

.THROUGH 7 PM...S winds 5 kt. Seas 1 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at
4 seconds and NE 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at
4 seconds and NE 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...SE winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 ft at
5 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
6 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.

$$

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Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
301 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025

.THROUGH 7 PM...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
1 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 ft at
3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at
8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at
6 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
301 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025

.THROUGH 7 PM...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: E 1 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft in the evening, then
1 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds,
becoming SE 1 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at
8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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