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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
219 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026

From S of Currituck Beach Light to N of Surf City NC out 60 NM,
including the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds and the Monitor
National Marine Sanctuary


AMZ156-080730-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
219 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 1 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
1 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 ft at 4 seconds and
NE 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. 
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A slight chance
of tstms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. 
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.  

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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