S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 nm Marine Forecast

Hourly forecast at zone center

Hourly wind and waves

Gusts peak near 37kts around 4:00 AM, with waves reaching 11.2ft around 2:00 AM.

Sunday, October 11

8:13 AM EDT

Wind Now

27ktsESE

Gusts:36kts

Wind Now: 27 kts; gusts 36 kts. Use left and right arrows to inspect hours; Escape to reset.

Hourly wind speed and gust forecastSustained wind is shown in cyan and gusts in blue-gray. Dashed lines show past conditions. Direction arrows show where the wind is traveling.0102030405012AM6AM12PM6PM

Waves Now

8.5ftE

Period6s

Waves Now: 8.5 ft; period 6 seconds. Use left and right arrows to inspect hours; Escape to reset.

Hourly wave height and period forecastWave height is shown in blue. The dashed line shows past conditions. Direction arrows show where the waves are traveling.05101512AM6AM12PM6PM

NOAA marine forecast

Text forecast

Updated 5:48am EDT Oct 11, 2026

Small Craft Advisory In Effect Through Monday Afternoon

Today

S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SE 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 6 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms until late afternoon, then a chance of showers and tstms late.

Tonight

SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 6 ft at 7 seconds.

Mon

W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 6 ft at 7 seconds.

Mon Night

N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 4 ft at 7 seconds.

Tue

N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds.

Tue Night

E winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight.

Wed

SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.

Wed Night

SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Thu

NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Thu Night

NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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