FZUS52 KILM 052025 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 425 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM AMZ200-060915- 425 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026 .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles... Strong south to southwest winds with showers and thunderstorms expected ahead of a cold front through midnight tonight. North to northeast winds will follow behind the cold front tonight as strong high pressure builds in from the north through mid-week. Small Craft Advisory conditions expected Tuesday night through the end of the week due to persistent northeast flow. $$ AMZ250-060915- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 425 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Showers likely. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and NE 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ252-060915- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm- 425 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Showers likely. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 6 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 4 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 2 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ254-060915- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 nm- 425 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds, becoming E 6 ft at 5 seconds. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ256-060915- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 nm- 425 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds, becoming E 7 ft at 6 seconds. .WED...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$