S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 nm Marine Forecast

Hourly forecast at zone center

Hourly wind and waves

Gusts peak near 32kts around 12:00 PM, with waves reaching 7.6ft around 12:00 AM.

Sunday, October 11

7:10 AM EDT

Wind Now

13ktsSW

Gusts:17kts

Wind Now: 13 kts; gusts 17 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.01020304012AM6AM12PM6PM

Waves Now

5.5ftSE

Period5s

Waves Now: 5.5 ft; period 5 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.024681012AM6AM12PM6PM

NOAA marine forecast

Text forecast

Updated 5:48am EDT Oct 11, 2026

Small Craft Advisory In Effect Through Monday Afternoon

Today

S winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, except 5 to 7 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SE 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds.

Tonight

SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, except 5 to 7 ft near shore. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.

Mon

W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 5 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon.

Mon Night

N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight.

Tue

NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.

Tue Night

SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight.

Wed

SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.

Wed Night

SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.

Thu

NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.

Thu Night

E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.

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