


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
456 FZUS56 KPQR 291000 CWFPQR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Portland OR 300 AM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025 Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater Washington to Florence Oregon and westward 60 NM PZZ200-301000- 300 AM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST... Low pressure around 42N -137W move to 45N -128W by Sunday morning. Southerly wind reversal through the weekend. Winds return to a northerly flow regime by Monday as high pressure builds. $$ PZZ251-301000- Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 NM- 300 AM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TODAY...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Areas of dense fog early this morning, then patchy fog late this morning. .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .SAT...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ252-301000- Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM- 300 AM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TODAY...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Areas of dense fog early this morning, then patchy fog late this morning. .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Widespread dense fog in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. 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 NW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 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: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ253-301000- Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM- 300 AM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW late. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Patchy dense fog. .SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ271-301000- Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM- 300 AM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Areas of dense fog early this morning. Patchy fog late this morning. .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW 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. .MON...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ272-301000- Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM- 300 AM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft this morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ273-301000- Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM- 300 AM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft this morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .SAT...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW 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 around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 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, W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ210-301000- Columbia River Bar- 300 AM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... .GENERAL SEAS...Around 2 ft through Saturday morning. .FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 2.81 kt at 849 AM Friday. Seas 2 ft. .SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 4.08 kt at 924 PM Friday. Seas 2 ft. .THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 2.17 kt at 934 AM Saturday. Seas 2 ft. $$