Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
301 FZUS56 KPQR 080853 CWFPQR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Portland OR 153 AM PDT Tue Sep 8 2026 Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater Washington to Florence Oregon and westward 60 NM PZZ200-090000- 153 AM PDT Tue Sep 8 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST... High pressure offshore maintains largely north winds through the week with seas 3 to 6 ft. Strongest northerlies are expected on Tuesday, with gusts up to 25 kt across most of the waters. Weak low pressure approaches from the north late Friday. $$ PZZ251-090000- Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 NM- 153 AM PDT Tue Sep 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds, SW 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .SAT...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ252-090000- Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM- 153 AM PDT Tue Sep 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...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 and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .SAT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ253-090000- Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM- 153 AM PDT Tue Sep 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .SAT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ271-090000- Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM- 153 AM PDT Tue Sep 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds, SW 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...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 and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...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 16 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ272-090000- Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM- 153 AM PDT Tue Sep 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds, W 5 ft at 15 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ273-090000- Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM- 153 AM PDT Tue Sep 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds, W 5 ft at 15 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...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 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ210-090000- Columbia River Bar- 153 AM PDT Tue Sep 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... .GENERAL SEAS...3 ft building to 4 to 5 ft Wednesday morning. .FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 5.56 kt at 252 AM Tuesday. Seas 4 ft. .SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 3.74 kt at 329 PM Tuesday. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THIRD EBB...Strong ebb current of 5.85 kt at 345 AM Wednesday. Seas 5 ft. $$