FZUS52 KILM 131038 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 538 AM EST Sat Dec 13 2025 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM AMZ200-132315- 538 AM EST Sat Dec 13 2025 .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles... High pressure overhead will slide off the Carolina coasts later today. Winds will become SW to W later today, increasing tonight into Sun ahead of an approaching Arctic front. Looking at solid SCA winds and seas after FROPA Sun and continuing thru Sun night into Mon. Gale force gusts remain possible. Conditions will improve by Tuesday as the center of high pressure moves overhead. $$ AMZ250-132315- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 538 AM EST Sat Dec 13 2025 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds, becoming NE 4 ft at 7 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 ft at 2 seconds. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ AMZ252-132315- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm- 538 AM EST Sat Dec 13 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 5 seconds and NE 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 ft at 3 seconds. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ AMZ254-132315- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 nm- 538 AM EST Sat Dec 13 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 ft, then 2 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds, becoming SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 5 seconds and NE 5 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 ft at 3 seconds. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ AMZ256-132315- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 nm- 538 AM EST Sat Dec 13 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds. .MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 6 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 1 ft at 2 seconds. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$