FZUS52 KILM 280954 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 554 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM AMZ200-282215- 554 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026 .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles... A cold front will move through from the north this evening and stall across Georgia for the next few days. A second front should arrive this weekend. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will remain possible through the period. $$ AMZ250-282215- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 554 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms late. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ252-282215- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM- 554 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms late. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ254-282215- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 NM- 554 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt early this morning. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms late. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms after midnight. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ256-282215- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 NM- 554 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt early this morning. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms late. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 5 seconds. Showers likely. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of tstms in the evening. Showers likely. .SUN...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms after midnight. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ280-282215- Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM- 554 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026 .TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms late. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ284-282215- Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from 20 to 60 NM- 554 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds, becoming NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. .SUN...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms after midnight. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$