


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
611 FZUS56 KPQR 180945 CWFPQR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Portland OR 245 AM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025 Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater Washington to Florence Oregon and westward 60 NM PZZ200-190015- 245 AM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST... Light southerly flow through Tuesday before surface high pressure building over the northeastern Pacific sees a shift to northerly flow by Tuesday night. Chances for diurnal gusts in excess of 20 kt increase Wednesday through Friday afternoons. $$ PZZ251-190015- Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 NM- 245 AM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of dense fog early this morning. Patchy fog late this morning. .TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds. $$ PZZ252-190015- Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM- 245 AM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of dense fog after midnight. .TUE...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft, building to 4 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds. .THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds. $$ PZZ253-190015- Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM- 245 AM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of dense fog early this morning, then patchy fog late this morning. .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of dense fog after midnight. .TUE...SE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...N wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds. $$ PZZ271-190015- Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM- 245 AM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Areas of dense fog early this morning. Patchy dense fog late this morning. A slight chance of showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ272-190015- Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM- 245 AM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TODAY...S wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Areas of dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Areas of dense fog after midnight. .TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ273-190015- Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM- 245 AM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of dense fog after midnight. .TUE...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ210-190015- Columbia River Bar- 245 AM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... .GENERAL SEAS...4 to 5 ft through Tuesday morning. .FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 5.11 kt at 1245 AM Monday. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 2.08 kt at 126 PM Monday. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 5.31 kt at 153 AM Tuesday. Seas 4 ft. $$