


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
977 FZUS56 KPQR 162016 CWFPQR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Portland OR 116 PM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025 Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater Washington to Florence Oregon and westward 60 NM PZZ200-171130- 116 PM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST... High pressure over the waters will maintain northerly winds through the week. Breezy winds and choppy seas will continue Small Craft Advisory conditions through late Wednesday night. $$ PZZ251-171130- Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 NM- 116 PM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog late this evening and early morning. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the evening, then patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ252-171130- Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM- 116 PM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog early this evening, then areas of dense fog late this evening and early morning. Patchy fog late. .THU...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the evening, then patchy 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. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon. .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: N 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...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. .SUN NIGHT...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. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ253-171130- Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM- 116 PM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of dense fog. .THU...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Widespread dense fog. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the evening, then patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Widespread dense fog in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ271-171130- Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM- 116 PM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog until early morning. .THU...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. Widespread dense fog. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the evening. .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 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 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...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 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ272-171130- Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM- 116 PM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. Widespread dense fog. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the evening, then patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ273-171130- Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM- 116 PM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog early this evening, then areas of dense fog late this evening and early morning. Patchy fog late. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. Widespread dense fog. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the evening, then patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. 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 with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. 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 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 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...NW 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 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 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 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ210-171130- Columbia River Bar- 116 PM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... .GENERAL SEAS...5 to 6 ft through Thursday evening. .FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 4.61 kt at 954 PM Wednesday. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 3.8 kt at 953 AM Thursday. Seas 6 ft. .THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 4.88 kt at 1053 PM Thursday. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$