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Wrightsville Beach

Surf City to Cape Fear — NWS marine zone AMZ250. Wind in knots, seas in feet, every number pulled live.

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⚠ Gale Warning

Gale Warning issued October 16 at 2:21AM EDT until October 19 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC

Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm; Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

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Should I go?

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Stay in today

The National Weather Service has a gale warning out for this water. The numbers are past what a recreational boat has any business being out in. There is no version of this that is worth it — the water will still be there tomorrow. This is a comfort read on wind and seas, not a safety clearance. You know your boat, your crew and your water better than any forecast does.

·Observed wind SSW 7 kt gusting 9 at JMPN7
·Observed seas 2 ft at 41110
·Forecast today: SW 10-15 kt gusting 20
·Forecast seas 2-3 ft
·Gale Warning in effect

Computed from the live readings below · not a safety clearance

The window

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11 AMNOW

Seas

1.2 ft

5.5 s · Light

Wind

8 kt

Gentle breeze · F3 · gusting 14 · from SW

Tide 3.6 ftStorms 0%Cloud 7%☀ daylight

Comfortable for most boats

Easy water for this stretch. Still your call — you know your boat.

11 AMdrag the chart or the sliderSun 10 AM

Hour by hour3-hourly · scroll sideways

Seas ft	1.2	1.5	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.5	1.3	1.8	2.6	2.9	3.1	3.1	3.3	3.4	3.4
Period s	6	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
Sea dir
Wind kt	8	11	12	10	10	8	9	13	15	17	19	18	18	16	16	17
Gust kt	14	17	19	18	17	15	16	20	22	25	27	27	26	25	25	25
Wind dir
Storms %	0	0	0	1	1	4	7	4	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hour	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
	Fri					Sat								Sun

Glass <1 ftLight 1-2 ftBreezy 2-3 ftFresh 3-4 ftStrong 4-6 ftVery strong 6-8 ft

Right now

observed, not forecast

Wind

7ktgusting 9

From SSW · 210° · JMPN7

Seas

2 ft

41110 · 10 s period

Water

76°F

41110

Air

78°F

JMPN7

NDBC JMPN7 1.1 nm + 41110 6.2 nm

40 min ago

On the water

AMZ250 · Surf City to Cape Fear

TodaySeas 2-3 ft

Wind SW 10-15 ktGusts 20 ktInside not stated in this product

SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.

under 2 ft2–4 ftover 4 ftwind, kt

TonightSW 15 kt g20 · seas 3-4 ft

SaturdayN 20-25 kt · seas 3-4 ft

Saturday NightN 25-30 kt g40 · seas 5-8 ft

NWS coastal waters forecast AMZ250 · issued 6:06 AM ET

Tide

4.2 ft now, rising

Next high at 12:43 · 4.4 ft

NOAA 8658145 · Shinn Point, ICWW · 0.3 nm · MLLW

Daylight

America/New_York

Sunrise

7:17 AM

at this town’s position

Sunset

6:36 PM

6h 56m of light left

NOAA solar position for 34.214, -77.808

Pulled live at 11:39 AM ET from NDBC, the National Weather Service and NOAA CO-OPS — nothing on this screen is cached, sampled or filled in. Planning aid only, not for navigation. Carry current charts.