


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
193 FZUS56 KPQR 272134 CWFPQR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Portland OR 234 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025 Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater Washington to Florence Oregon and westward 60 NM PZZ200-282145- 234 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST... Low pressure lifting to the north will support winds out of the south into the weekend. Winds and seas look to stay below small craft advisory criteria through this upcoming weekend. $$ PZZ251-282145- Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 NM- 234 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. Areas of dense fog after midnight. .THU...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning, then areas of fog in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of rain after midnight. .SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ252-282145- Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM- 234 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this evening, then areas of dense fog after midnight. .THU...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. .FRI...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ253-282145- Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM- 234 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW late this evening and early morning, backing to S late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Areas of dense fog. .THU...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ271-282145- Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM- 234 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. Areas of dense fog after midnight. .THU...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. A chance of rain after midnight. .SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ272-282145- Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM- 234 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. Areas of dense fog after midnight. .THU...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .FRI...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN...S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ273-282145- Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM- 234 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this evening, then areas of dense fog after midnight. .THU...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ210-282145- Columbia River Bar- 234 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... .GENERAL SEAS...3 ft subsiding to 2 ft Thursday evening. .FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 4.59 kt at 809 PM Wednesday. Seas 3 ft. .SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 3.46 kt at 812 AM Thursday. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 4.36 kt at 843 PM Thursday. Seas 2 ft. $$