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Cape Fear to Little River Inlet — NWS marine zone AMZ252. 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 NW 3 kt gusting 5 at JMPN7
·Observed seas 2 ft at 41110
·Forecast tonight: SW 10-15 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

1.8 ft

5.5 s · Light

Wind

6 kt

Light breeze · F2 · gusting 9 · from SSW

Tide 1.5 ftStorms 47%Cloud 69%☾ 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	1.8	2.2	2.7	2.7	2.5	2.2	2.2	2.5	2.8	3.0	2.8	2.6	2.3	2.2	2.1	2.1
Period s	6	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Sea dir
Wind kt	6	6	7	7	8	10	11	10	7	7	6	6	5	6	8	8
Gust kt
Wind dir
Storms %	47	50	38	38	43	46	39	26	38	43	36	21	4	4	18	18
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 5

From NW · 310° · JMPN7

Seas

2 ft

41110 · 9 s period

Water

84°F

41110

Air

75°F

JMPN7

NDBC JMPN7 21.2 nm + 41110 20.4 nm

45 min ago

On the water

AMZ252 · Cape Fear to Little River Inlet

TonightSeas 2-3 ft

Wind SW 10-15 ktInside not stated in this product

SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers this evening, then showers likely after midnight.

under 2 ft2–4 ftover 4 ftwind, kt

SaturdaySW 10-15 kt · seas 2-3 ft

Saturday NightSW 10-15 kt g20 · seas 2-3 ft

SundayW 5-10 kt · seas 2-3 ft

NWS coastal waters forecast AMZ252 · issued 6:41 PM ET

Tide

1.0 ft now, falling

Next low at 22:15 · 0.9 ft

NOAA 8659084 · Southport · 0.2 nm · MLLW

Daylight

America/New_York

Sunrise

6:39 AM

at this town’s position

Sunset

7:51 PM

22h 6m of light left

NOAA solar position for 33.918, -78.021

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.