Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
502 FZUS56 KPQR 152008 CWFPQR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Portland OR 108 PM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025 Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater Washington to Florence Oregon and westward 60 NM PZZ200-161200- 108 PM 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. $$ PZZ251-161200- Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 NM- 108 PM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Areas of fog late. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 7 seconds. $$ PZZ252-161200- Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM- 108 PM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 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 after midnight. Areas of dense fog late. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 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. 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 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...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 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 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 8 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. $$ PZZ253-161200- Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM- 108 PM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog until early morning. Areas of dense fog late. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Widespread dense fog after midnight. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. $$ PZZ271-161200- Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM- 108 PM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .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 late this evening and early morning. Areas of fog late. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of dense 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 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 3 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, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 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 with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 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 5 to 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. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ272-161200- Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM- 108 PM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog until early morning, then areas of dense fog late. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ273-161200- Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM- 108 PM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog until early morning. Areas of dense fog late. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning. .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 after midnight. .THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 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 7 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, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 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 around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ210-161200- Columbia River Bar- 108 PM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... .GENERAL SEAS...4 to 5 ft building to 5 to 6 ft Wednesday evening. .FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 4.32 kt at 902 PM Tuesday. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 4.53 kt at 859 AM Wednesday. Seas 4 ft. .THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 4.61 kt at 954 PM Wednesday. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$