Sunset Beach, NC Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1219 AM EST Sun Dec 21 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

AMZ200-211830-
1219 AM EST Sun Dec 21 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
High pressure will migrate farther offshore this morning. A dry
cold front is expected to reach the coast this afternoon with
another round of elevated winds. Strong high pressure will build
over the region Monday into Tuesday, with another dry cold front
moving through the area Tuesday night.

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AMZ250-211830-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
1219 AM EST Sun Dec 21 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 11 seconds and N 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at
10 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
5 ft at 6 seconds and E 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and E
2 ft at 6 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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AMZ252-211830-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
1219 AM EST Sun Dec 21 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog late with
vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 8 seconds and NW 1 ft at 2 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at
11 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and E
4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

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AMZ254-211830-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
1219 AM EST Sun Dec 21 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 9 seconds and E 1 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog late with vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
9 seconds and NW 1 ft at 2 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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AMZ256-211830-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
1219 AM EST Sun Dec 21 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 5 kt, becoming NW late. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 9 seconds and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 4 seconds and SE
2 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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