Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
772 FZUS56 KPQR 012021 CWFPQR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Portland OR 121 PM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater Washington to Florence Oregon and westward 60 NM PZZ200-022030- 121 PM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST... High pressure continues to build overhead through the weekend, resulting in north to northwesterly winds and wave heights less than 6 ft through the weekend into early next week. $$ PZZ251-022030- Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 NM- 121 PM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .REST OF TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. .SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ252-022030- Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM- 121 PM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .REST OF TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT 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 W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ253-022030- Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM- 121 PM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .REST OF TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ271-022030- Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM- 121 PM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .REST OF TODAY...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...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 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind around 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 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ272-022030- Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM- 121 PM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ273-022030- Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM- 121 PM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .REST OF TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ210-022030- Columbia River Bar- 121 PM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... .GENERAL SEAS...4 ft through Friday evening. .FIRST EBB...Strong ebb current of 5.67 kt at 838 PM Thursday. Seas 5 ft. .SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 2.57 kt at 917 AM Friday. Seas 3 ft. .THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 5.13 kt at 943 PM Friday. Seas 4 ft. $$