Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
366 FZUS56 KPQR 140709 CWFPQR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Portland OR 1209 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026 Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater Washington to Florence Oregon and westward 60 NM PZZ200-142215- 1209 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST... High pressure offshore will maintain northerly winds across the coastal waters. Benign conditions are expected through the weekend with winds less than 20 kt and seas below 6 ft. $$ PZZ251-142215- Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 NM- 1209 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026 .TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W late this morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ252-142215- Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM- 1209 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026 .TODAY...N wind around 5 kt early this morning, becoming light and variable, then becoming NW around 5 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ253-142215- Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM- 1209 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026 .TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ271-142215- Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM- 1209 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W late this morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ272-142215- Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM- 1209 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ273-142215- Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM- 1209 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .SAT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ210-142215- Columbia River Bar- 1209 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026 .IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... .GENERAL SEAS...3 to 4 ft through Saturday morning. .FIRST EBB...Strong ebb current of 6.27 kt at 620 AM Friday. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 5.07 kt at 652 PM Friday. Seas 3 ft. .THIRD EBB...Strong ebb current of 5.69 kt at 702 AM Saturday. Seas 4 ft. $$