Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
847 FZUS56 KPQR 111010 CWFPQR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Portland OR 210 AM PST Tue Nov 11 2025 Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater Washington to Florence Oregon and westward 60 NM PZZ200-120115- 210 AM PST Tue Nov 11 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST... High pressure over the waters will maintain calm marine conditions through early Wednesday morning. The next frontal system approaches the waters Wednesday afternoon into Thursday, returning breezy southerly winds and building seas which will be hazardous to small craft. Active weather continues through the end of the week. $$ PZZ251-120115- Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 NM- 210 AM PST Tue Nov 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. .WED...SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .THU...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft, building to 11 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 11 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 11 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .FRI...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 10 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 9 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. $$ PZZ252-120115- Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM- 210 AM PST Tue Nov 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 4 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain late. .TONIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 13 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 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .THU...S wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 13 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 12 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 12 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .FRI...S wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 11 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .SAT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. $$ PZZ253-120115- Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM- 210 AM PST Tue Nov 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N late. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 4 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain late. .TONIGHT...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain. .WED...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .THU...SW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 12 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 13 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .FRI...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 13 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .SAT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. $$ PZZ271-120115- Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM- 210 AM PST Tue Nov 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 4 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain late. .TONIGHT...E wind around 5 kt, veering to S after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. .WED...SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 10 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .THU...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft, building to 13 to 14 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 13 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 13 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .FRI...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 12 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 10 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. $$ PZZ272-120115- Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM- 210 AM PST Tue Nov 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 4 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain late. .TONIGHT...E wind around 5 kt, veering to S after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. .WED...SE wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 10 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .THU...SW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft, building to 13 to 15 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 9 seconds and W 13 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 13 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft, subsiding to 10 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 13 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 9 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. $$ PZZ273-120115- Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM- 210 AM PST Tue Nov 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 4 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain late. .TONIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to SE after midnight. Seas around 6 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. .WED...S wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 8 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 12 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .THU...SW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 to 14 ft, building to 14 to 15 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 8 ft at 9 seconds and W 14 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 14 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft, subsiding to 10 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 13 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. $$ PZZ210-120115- Columbia River Bar- 210 AM PST Tue Nov 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... .GENERAL SEAS...5 to 6 ft building to 7 to 8 ft Wednesday morning. .FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 2.65 kt at 920 AM Tuesday. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 4.52 kt at 927 PM Tuesday. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 2.8 kt at 1028 AM Wednesday. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$