FZUS52 KMHX 152224 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 624 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026 From S of Currituck Beach Light to N of Surf City NC out 20 NM, including the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds and the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary AMZ100-161130- 624 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... A southwesterly flow regime more typical of summer will continue to dominate conditions across area waters through the next several days. A cold front is forecast to move through the area on Sunday, with northerly flow developing behind it. $$ AMZ230-161130- Albemarle Sound- 624 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SUN...SW winds around 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. Showers likely in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-161130- Alligator River- 624 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. A chance of showers. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-161130- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 624 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of showers. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ135-161130- Pamlico Sound- 624 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. $$ AMZ136-161130- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 624 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. $$ AMZ137-161130- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 624 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. A chance of showers. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves choppy, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ150-161130- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 624 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ AMZ152-161130- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 624 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt this evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .SAT...SW winds around 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-161130- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 624 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt until early morning. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-161130- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 624 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-161130- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 624 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers in the evening. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. $$