Sunset Beach Bridge, NC Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
113 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

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113 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
Low pressure developing along the Gulf Coast will move northeastward
along the Carolina coast Friday bringing rain and shifting winds.
A stalled front lingering behind the system could keep unsettled weather
in the area Saturday through early Monday.

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Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
113 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and E 1 ft at
3 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 10 seconds and NE 2 ft at 6 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. Rain likely, mainly
in the evening.
.SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
113 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 11 seconds and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 11 seconds and E 1 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of rain after
midnight.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and E
2 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 10 seconds and NW 1 ft at 2 seconds. Rain likely, mainly
in the evening.
.SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
113 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 11 seconds and NE 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 11 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds. A
chance of rain after midnight.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and E
2 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
Rain likely, mainly in the evening.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
113 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 11 seconds and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
11 seconds and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of rain in
the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in
the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 10 seconds and N 1 ft at 2 seconds. Rain likely, mainly
in the evening.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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