Sunset Beach Pier, NC Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1223 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

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1223 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
Low pressure will move northeastward along the Carolina coast
this afternoon, bringing rain and shifting winds. A stalled front
lingering behind the system could keep unsettled weather in the
area Saturday through early Monday. High pressure will bring
clearing and colder conditions Monday night through Tuesday.

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Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
1223 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. Patchy fog
early. Areas of fog late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at
4 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. Rain. Patchy fog in the
evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the
evening.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
9 seconds and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and E
2 ft at 9 seconds.
.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 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.

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Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
1223 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...N 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. Areas
of fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. Rain. Patchy fog in
the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the
evening.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then rain in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
9 seconds and NE 1 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of rain in
the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and E
2 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
1223 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
Areas of fog early. Areas of fog late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Rain. Patchy fog.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
A chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
A chance of rain.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
10 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and E
2 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
1223 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. A
slight chance of tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Rain. Patchy fog.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then rain in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 ft at
5 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
10 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of rain in
the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and E
2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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