Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Varnam, NC
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AMZ252 Coastal Waters From Cape Fear Nc To Little River Inlet Sc Out 20 Nm- 123 Am Edt Fri Jun 13 2025
Rest of tonight - SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
Fri - S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: se 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
Fri night - SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave detail: sw 2 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms after midnight.
Sat - SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: sw 2 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. Showers and tstms likely.
Sat night - SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: sw 2 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then showers and tstms likely after midnight.
Sun - SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: sw 2 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 9 seconds. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the morning.
Sun night - SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
Mon - SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
Mon night - SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
Tue - SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
Tue night - SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
AMZ200 123 Am Edt Fri Jun 13 2025
Synopsis for coastal waters from surf city north carolina to south santee river south carolina out to 20 nautical miles - Bermuda high pressure will build westward over the waters, dominating the weather through early next week. Warm, humid conditions will make scattered showers and storms possible each day.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Varnam, NC

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Holden Beach Click for Map Thu -- 02:51 AM EDT -0.17 feet Low Tide Thu -- 06:01 AM EDT Sunrise Thu -- 06:44 AM EDT Moonset Thu -- 08:34 AM EDT 3.75 feet High Tide Thu -- 02:36 PM EDT -0.38 feet Low Tide Thu -- 08:24 PM EDT Sunset Thu -- 08:57 PM EDT 5.01 feet High Tide Thu -- 10:05 PM EDT Moonrise Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |   |
Holden Beach, North Carolina, Tide feet
12 am |
1.7 |
1 am |
0.7 |
2 am |
0 |
3 am |
-0.2 |
4 am |
0.2 |
5 am |
1 |
6 am |
2 |
7 am |
3 |
8 am |
3.7 |
9 am |
3.7 |
10 am |
3.2 |
11 am |
2.2 |
12 pm |
1.2 |
1 pm |
0.3 |
2 pm |
-0.3 |
3 pm |
-0.3 |
4 pm |
0.1 |
5 pm |
1.1 |
6 pm |
2.4 |
7 pm |
3.7 |
8 pm |
4.7 |
9 pm |
5 |
10 pm |
4.6 |
11 pm |
3.7 |
Shallotte Inlet (Bowen Point) Click for Map Thu -- 04:07 AM EDT 0.33 feet Low Tide Thu -- 06:01 AM EDT Sunrise Thu -- 06:44 AM EDT Moonset Thu -- 09:36 AM EDT 3.94 feet High Tide Thu -- 03:55 PM EDT 0.21 feet Low Tide Thu -- 08:25 PM EDT Sunset Thu -- 10:06 PM EDT Moonrise Thu -- 10:08 PM EDT 5.21 feet High Tide Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |   |
Shallotte Inlet (Bowen Point), North Carolina, Tide feet
12 am |
3.8 |
1 am |
2.7 |
2 am |
1.6 |
3 am |
0.7 |
4 am |
0.3 |
5 am |
0.6 |
6 am |
1.5 |
7 am |
2.6 |
8 am |
3.4 |
9 am |
3.9 |
10 am |
3.9 |
11 am |
3.5 |
12 pm |
2.8 |
1 pm |
1.9 |
2 pm |
1.1 |
3 pm |
0.4 |
4 pm |
0.2 |
5 pm |
0.6 |
6 pm |
1.7 |
7 pm |
3 |
8 pm |
4.1 |
9 pm |
4.9 |
10 pm |
5.2 |
11 pm |
5 |
Area Discussion for Wilmington, NC
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FXUS62 KILM 130612 AFDILM
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 151 AM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025
SYNOPSIS
Bermuda High Pressure will build westward over the area, dominating the weather through early next week. Warm and humid conditions will make scattered showers and storms possible each day, mainly in the afternoon to early evening. It may turn hotter later next week.
UPDATE
Aviation discussion updated below for 06z TAFs.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/
Scattered pulse convection across the area this afternoon, developing along westward propagating sea breeze and inland with daytime heating, will die down after sunset. Despite plenty of high clouds overnight, could see another morning of low stratus and patchy fog inland early Friday due to ample low-level moisture advection. Low pops along the coast during early morning hours in case any offshore storms move near land. Low 70s and very muggy conditions for Friday morning.
Deep ridging continues to persist offshore through Friday, with PWATs increasing around west side of the Bermuda high to over 2" leading to greater cloud coverage. There will be adequate instability (MLCAPE ~1000 J/kg), and perhaps a few impulses aloft, to aid in scattered storms developing in the afternoon along sea breeze and inland. Highs Friday in the mid to upper 80s.
SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/
Unsettled weather will continue through the period, though most of the activity will tend to favor Saturday afternoon when instability is maxed. Lapse rates remain poor enough to preclude any organized severe weather but our 2"+ PW values could support the stray wet microburst, just as the past few afternoons have offered. Daytime highs will be near their seasonable norms whereas nighttime lows will run high due to the elevated dewpoints. To that end both nights could support shallow areas of fog.
LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/
Slightly steeper lapse rates may develop Sunday leading to greater instability than Saturday. This is in response to a dampening shortwave passing by to our north. Shear magnitude and direction still not overly impressive so severe weather potential appears limited to aforementioned isolated wet downbursts. PW remains very high on Monday but we once again lose our improved lapse rates as the flat level ridging is maintained to our south. Guidance tapers POPs just blow likely thresholds. Late period POPs will also be closer to climatology as mid level westerly flow is finally able to bring some drying. Nighttime lows will show little variation through the period while late period highs start to trend upward in part due to the lessened storm coverage and low level WSW flow warms 850mb temperatures to 20C.
AVIATION /06Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
Mainly VFR conditions expected through the period. Caveats to this include some early morning stratus possible, mainly inland terminals followed by mainly aftn convection typical of summertime.
May see brief sub-VFR in thunderstorms, mainly during the afternoon, greater chance inland terminals after 18z. Winds will be S-SW less than 10 kts for the most part.
Extended Outlook...Brief restrictions due to intermittent thunderstorms are possible through Monday.
MARINE
Through Friday...Bermuda high pressure will persist off to the east for a while longer, leading to prevailing southerly winds around 10- 15 kts through Friday, with a bit of an enhancement near the coast with afternoon sea breeze. Seas 2-3 ft primarily due to SSE swell around the offshore high pressure. Widely scattered thunderstorms forecasted over coastal waters overnight/early Friday morning, with a stray storm possibly moving offshore Friday afternoon/evening.
Friday night through Tuesday... For most of the period will be settled into a normal pattern for June. Bermuda high pressure will keep flow out of the southwest and generally in the 10-15kt range.
Seas of 3-4ft will be comprised of the SW wind wave and a SE swell.
If there is a subtle change it comes Tuesday at which time a minor veer in the flow could cut down on the swell energy component.
ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NC...None.
SC...None.
MARINE...None.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 151 AM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025
SYNOPSIS
Bermuda High Pressure will build westward over the area, dominating the weather through early next week. Warm and humid conditions will make scattered showers and storms possible each day, mainly in the afternoon to early evening. It may turn hotter later next week.
UPDATE
Aviation discussion updated below for 06z TAFs.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/
Scattered pulse convection across the area this afternoon, developing along westward propagating sea breeze and inland with daytime heating, will die down after sunset. Despite plenty of high clouds overnight, could see another morning of low stratus and patchy fog inland early Friday due to ample low-level moisture advection. Low pops along the coast during early morning hours in case any offshore storms move near land. Low 70s and very muggy conditions for Friday morning.
Deep ridging continues to persist offshore through Friday, with PWATs increasing around west side of the Bermuda high to over 2" leading to greater cloud coverage. There will be adequate instability (MLCAPE ~1000 J/kg), and perhaps a few impulses aloft, to aid in scattered storms developing in the afternoon along sea breeze and inland. Highs Friday in the mid to upper 80s.
SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/
Unsettled weather will continue through the period, though most of the activity will tend to favor Saturday afternoon when instability is maxed. Lapse rates remain poor enough to preclude any organized severe weather but our 2"+ PW values could support the stray wet microburst, just as the past few afternoons have offered. Daytime highs will be near their seasonable norms whereas nighttime lows will run high due to the elevated dewpoints. To that end both nights could support shallow areas of fog.
LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/
Slightly steeper lapse rates may develop Sunday leading to greater instability than Saturday. This is in response to a dampening shortwave passing by to our north. Shear magnitude and direction still not overly impressive so severe weather potential appears limited to aforementioned isolated wet downbursts. PW remains very high on Monday but we once again lose our improved lapse rates as the flat level ridging is maintained to our south. Guidance tapers POPs just blow likely thresholds. Late period POPs will also be closer to climatology as mid level westerly flow is finally able to bring some drying. Nighttime lows will show little variation through the period while late period highs start to trend upward in part due to the lessened storm coverage and low level WSW flow warms 850mb temperatures to 20C.
AVIATION /06Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
Mainly VFR conditions expected through the period. Caveats to this include some early morning stratus possible, mainly inland terminals followed by mainly aftn convection typical of summertime.
May see brief sub-VFR in thunderstorms, mainly during the afternoon, greater chance inland terminals after 18z. Winds will be S-SW less than 10 kts for the most part.
Extended Outlook...Brief restrictions due to intermittent thunderstorms are possible through Monday.
MARINE
Through Friday...Bermuda high pressure will persist off to the east for a while longer, leading to prevailing southerly winds around 10- 15 kts through Friday, with a bit of an enhancement near the coast with afternoon sea breeze. Seas 2-3 ft primarily due to SSE swell around the offshore high pressure. Widely scattered thunderstorms forecasted over coastal waters overnight/early Friday morning, with a stray storm possibly moving offshore Friday afternoon/evening.
Friday night through Tuesday... For most of the period will be settled into a normal pattern for June. Bermuda high pressure will keep flow out of the southwest and generally in the 10-15kt range.
Seas of 3-4ft will be comprised of the SW wind wave and a SE swell.
If there is a subtle change it comes Tuesday at which time a minor veer in the flow could cut down on the swell energy component.
ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NC...None.
SC...None.
MARINE...None.
Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air | Water | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
41024 - Sunset Nearshore (SUN 2) | 14 mi | 50 min | SSW 9.7G | 79°F | 80°F | 30.11 | 78°F | |
SSBN7 | 14 mi | 63 min | 80°F | 2 ft | ||||
41108 | 21 mi | 32 min | 79°F | 2 ft | ||||
MBIN7 | 23 mi | 58 min | WSW 4.1G | 78°F | 30.12 | 74°F | ||
WLON7 | 25 mi | 58 min | 76°F | 80°F | 30.11 | |||
MBNN7 | 28 mi | 58 min | WSW 2.9G | 78°F | 30.11 | 75°F | ||
JMPN7 - 8658163 - Johnny Mercer Pier, Wrightsville Beach, NC | 31 mi | 58 min | SW 5.1G | 78°F | 78°F | 30.12 | ||
41038 - ILM2 - 5 miles SE of Wrightsville Beach, NC | 32 mi | 50 min | SSW 9.7G | 79°F | 80°F | 30.13 | 75°F | |
41110 - Masonboro Inlet, NC | 32 mi | 32 min | 80°F | 2 ft | ||||
MROS1 - 8661070 - Springmaid Pier, SC | 40 mi | 58 min | SW 7G | 79°F | 81°F | 30.13 | ||
41013 - Frying Pan Shoals, NC Buoy | 45 mi | 48 min | SSW 5.8G | 79°F | 80°F | 30.14 | 77°F | |
41037 - ILM3 - 27 miles SE of Wrightsville Beach, NC | 48 mi | 50 min | SW 9.7G | 80°F | 80°F | 30.15 | 79°F |
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