North Myrtle Beach, SC Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
105 PM EST Fri Dec 26 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

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105 PM EST Fri Dec 26 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
Northeast winds today will return to southwesterly tonight as a
stalled backdoor front lifts back northward. This backdoor front
will be shoved southward again on Saturday with another brief
round of northeast winds. A much stronger cold front is expected
to approach late in the weekend, bringing breezy offshore winds
for Sunday and Monday.

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Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
105 PM EST Fri Dec 26 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of
rain late.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 11 seconds and E 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of rain in
the evening.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at
5 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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AMZ252-270715-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
105 PM EST Fri Dec 26 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 1 ft at 5 seconds. A slight
chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at
5 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and E
2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds,
becoming S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
105 PM EST Fri Dec 26 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 ft
at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds
and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and S
1 ft at 5 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E
2 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to
3 ft in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
105 PM EST Fri Dec 26 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E
2 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and
E 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and E
2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and S
1 ft at 5 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E
2 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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