Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
894 FZUS56 KPQR 092204 CWFPQR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Portland OR 204 PM PST Sun Nov 9 2025 Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater Washington to Florence Oregon and westward 60 NM PZZ200-101245- 204 PM PST Sun Nov 9 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST... A weak front moves through the waters tonight with winds shifting from southerly to northerly tomorrow. Calm marine conditions continue through mid-week before a series of frontal systems impacts the waters late Wednesday through the end of the week. $$ PZZ251-101245- Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 NM- 204 PM PST Sun Nov 9 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 8 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 8 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain early this evening, then rain late this evening and overnight. Patchy fog late this evening and overnight. .MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 8 ft at 11 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Rain likely. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. .TUE...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. .WED...SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt, veering to W after midnight. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Showers. .THU...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 10 ft at 14 seconds. Showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 10 ft at 13 seconds. Showers. .FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. $$ PZZ252-101245- Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM- 204 PM PST Sun Nov 9 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 8 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain this evening, then rain likely after midnight. Patchy fog late this evening and overnight. .MON...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 8 ft at 11 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Rain likely. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. .TUE...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 3 ft at 9 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. .WED...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds. Showers. .THU...SW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 11 ft at 14 seconds. Showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 11 ft at 13 seconds. Showers. .FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. $$ PZZ253-101245- Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM- 204 PM PST Sun Nov 9 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 8 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain this evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Patchy fog early this evening. Areas of dense fog late this evening and overnight. .MON...S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 7 ft at 11 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly in the evening. .TUE...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 3 ft at 9 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. .WED...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds. Showers. .THU...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 11 ft at 14 seconds. Showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 9 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at 13 seconds. Showers. .FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Showers. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Showers in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. $$ PZZ271-101245- Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM- 204 PM PST Sun Nov 9 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 9 ft at 12 seconds. Areas of dense fog early this evening. Patchy fog late this evening and overnight. Rain. .MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 8 ft at 11 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly in the evening. .TUE...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 8 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. .WED...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds, W 9 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt, veering to W after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds, W 10 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Showers. .THU...SW wind around 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds, W 10 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 10 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers. .FRI...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 9 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Rain. $$ PZZ272-101245- Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM- 204 PM PST Sun Nov 9 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 8 ft at 12 seconds. Areas of dense fog early this evening. Patchy fog late this evening and overnight. A chance of rain early this evening, then rain likely late this evening. A chance of rain after midnight. .MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 8 ft at 11 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly in the evening. .TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 8 ft at 15 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. .WED...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds, W 9 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, veering to W after midnight. Seas 9 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds, W 10 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers. .THU...SW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds, W 11 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 10 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers. .FRI...W wind around 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 9 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Rain. $$ PZZ273-101245- Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM- 204 PM PST Sun Nov 9 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW late. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 8 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. Areas of dense fog early this evening. Patchy fog late this evening, then areas of dense fog after midnight. .MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 8 ft at 11 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly in the evening. .TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. .WED...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds, W 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds, W 11 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers. .THU...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds, W 11 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 11 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Showers. .FRI...SW wind around 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 9 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain. $$ PZZ210-101245- Columbia River Bar- 204 PM PST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... .IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... .GENERAL SEAS...7 to 8 ft through Monday evening. .FIRST EBB...Strong ebb current of 6.09 kt at 719 PM Sunday. Seas 8 ft. .SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 2.79 kt at 812 AM Monday. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 5.28 kt at 820 PM Monday. Seas 7 ft. $$