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Cape Lookout to Surf City — NWS marine zone AMZ158. Wind in knots, seas in feet, every number pulled live.

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Should I go?

wind, seas and alerts

Sporty — small boats will get beat up

You will feel this one. Skiffs and small centre consoles will pound into it and anyone prone to seasickness will regret the trip. Pick your heading, slow down, and expect a wet ride home if the wind builds. 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 N 3 kt gusting 7 at BFTN7
·Observed seas 2.6 ft at 41159
·Forecast tonight: S 10 kt
·Forecast seas 2-3 ft

Computed from the live readings below · not a safety clearance

The window

48 hours · drag to any hour

9 PMNOW

Seas

1.6 ft

5.4 s · Light

Wind

5 kt

Light breeze · F2 · gusting 8 · from S

Tide 1.4 ftStorms 55%Cloud 76%☾ dark

Comfortable for most boats

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

9 PMdrag the chart or the sliderSun 8 PM

Hour by hour3-hourly · scroll sideways

Seas ft	1.6	1.8	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.2	2.4	2.6	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.6	2.3	2.2	2.1
Period s	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Sea dir
Wind kt	5	4	5	6	8	10	11	11	10	9	7	7	7	7	9	8
Gust kt						16	19	18							14	14
Wind dir
Storms %	55	51	33	23	33	46	45	40	30	38	31	27	15	15	35	35
Hour	9PM	12AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	12AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
	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

3ktgusting 7

From N · 360° · BFTN7

Seas

2.6 ft

41159 · 9 s period

Water

86°F

41159

Air

78°F

BFTN7

NDBC BFTN7 0.4 nm + 41159 33.3 nm

51 min ago

On the water

AMZ158 · Cape Lookout to Surf City

TonightSeas 2-3 ft

Wind S 10 ktInside light chop

S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW late this evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late.

under 2 ft2–4 ftover 4 ftwind, kt

SaturdayS 10-15 kt · seas 2-4 ft

Saturday NightSW 10-15 kt · seas 2-4 ft

SundayW 10-15 kt · seas 2-4 ft

NWS coastal waters forecast AMZ158 · issued 5:43 PM ET

Tide

1.1 ft now, falling

Next low at 22:08 · 1.1 ft

NOAA 8656483 · Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab · 0.3 nm · MLLW

Daylight

America/New_York

Sunrise

6:32 AM

at this town’s position

Sunset

7:46 PM

22h 1m of light left

NOAA solar position for 34.716, -76.664

Pulled live at 9:45 PM 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.