AMZ100-181930-
226 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
A summertime pattern will continue through the middle of the week,
with a daily building of winds and seas in the afternoon and
evening associated with the diurnal thermal gradient. Late in the
week and into the weekend, a frontal boundary is forecast to slide
south into the area.
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AMZ158-181930-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
226 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026
TODAY
SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
TONIGHT
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
TUE
SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon.
TUE NIGHT
SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
WED
SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon.
WED NIGHT
S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 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,
diminishing to light chop after midnight.
THU
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
THU NIGHT
SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. A chance of showers.
FRI
SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. A chance of showers.
FRI NIGHT
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. A chance of showers.
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