Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
363 FZUS56 KPQR 132015 CWFPQR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Portland OR 115 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026 Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater Washington to Florence Oregon and westward 60 NM PZZ200-141030- 115 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST... Scattered rain showers dwindle this afternoon as low pressure moves inland. West to southwest winds of 5 to 10 kt veer out of the north by Monday evening as high pressure builds offshore. Strengthening northerlies will see seas build from 5 feet to 6 to 7 feet by midweek with a persistent northwest swell at 8 to 9 seconds. Winds and seas then both ease into next weekend. $$ PZZ251-141030- Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 NM- 115 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 6 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ252-141030- Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM- 115 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain early. .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ253-141030- Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM- 115 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ271-141030- Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM- 115 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ272-141030- Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM- 115 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ273-141030- Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM- 115 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ210-141030- Columbia River Bar- 115 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026 .IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... .GENERAL SEAS...3 to 4 ft through Monday evening. .FIRST EBB...Strong ebb current of 5.67 kt at 658 PM Sunday. Seas 5 ft. .SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 4.25 kt at 713 AM Monday. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 5.43 kt at 734 PM Monday. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$