FZUS52 KILM 151016 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 616 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM AMZ200-152330- 616 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles... High pressure over the Carolina coastline will move offshore today, keeping dry weather in place. A strong cold front will push offshore late Friday night, bringing strong winds gusting to near Gale force through the weekend. $$ AMZ250-152330- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 616 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. .MON...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. $$ AMZ252-152330- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM- 616 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. .MON...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ AMZ254-152330- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 NM- 616 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...N winds25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ AMZ256-152330- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 NM- 616 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .SUN...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ AMZ280-152330- Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM- 616 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds, becoming NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 7 seconds, becoming N 12 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ284-152330- Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from 20 to 60 NM- 616 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NE 8 ft at 9 seconds and N 7 ft at 6 seconds, becoming N 10 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUN...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...NE winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. A chance of showers. $$