Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
192 FZUS56 KPQR 170939 CWFPQR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Portland OR 239 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025 Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater Washington to Florence Oregon and westward 60 NM PZZ200-180045- 239 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST... A weak shortwave trough will lead to light southerly winds over the waters, mainly north of Cape Foulweather. High pressure rebuilds this evening, returning northerly winds through the week. $$ PZZ251-180045- Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 NM- 239 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ252-180045- Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM- 239 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W late this morning and afternoon. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .FRI...N 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...NW 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...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ253-180045- Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM- 239 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ271-180045- Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM- 239 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 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 3 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 around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ272-180045- Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM- 239 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W this afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ273-180045- Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM- 239 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...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 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 5 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 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...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 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 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ210-180045- Columbia River Bar- 239 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... .IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... .GENERAL SEAS...6 to 7 ft through Friday morning. .FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 3.8 kt at 953 AM Thursday. Seas 7 ft. .SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 4.88 kt at 1053 PM Thursday. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 3.08 kt at 1059 AM Friday. Seas 6 ft. $$