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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
222 AM EDT Wed May 20 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


AMZ156-201930-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
222 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. 
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds and W
1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop after midnight. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then showers with a
chance of tstms after midnight. 
.FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
flat. Showers with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then
a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. A chance of showers. 
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. A chance of showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. A chance of showers. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers after midnight.
 

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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