Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
733 FZUS56 KPQR 150916 CWFPQR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Portland OR 216 AM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025 Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater Washington to Florence Oregon and westward 60 NM PZZ200-160030- 216 AM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST... High pressure over the waters will maintain northerly winds through the week. Breezy winds and choppy seas will continue Small Craft Advisory conditions through Wednesday. $$ PZZ251-160030- Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 NM- 216 AM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog until late afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Hazy after midnight. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Hazy. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. $$ PZZ252-160030- Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM- 216 AM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Hazy. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. $$ PZZ253-160030- Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM- 216 AM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Hazy in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .THU...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. $$ PZZ271-160030- Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM- 216 AM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog until late afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Hazy after midnight. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. Hazy with patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ272-160030- Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM- 216 AM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog until late afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Hazy after midnight. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Hazy. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ273-160030- Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM- 216 AM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Hazy after midnight. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. Hazy with patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ210-160030- Columbia River Bar- 216 AM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... .GENERAL SEAS...5 to 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft Wednesday morning. .FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 5.16 kt at 811 AM Tuesday. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 4.32 kt at 902 PM Tuesday. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 4.53 kt at 859 AM Wednesday. Seas 4 ft. $$