Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
085 FZUS56 KSEW 022108 CWFSEW Coastal Waters Forecast for Washington National Weather Service Seattle WA 208 PM PDT Fri Oct 2 2026 Inland waters of western Washington and the northern and central Washington coastal waters including the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary PZZ100-031015- 208 PM PDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND INLAND WATERS...Offshore flow will prevail this weekend with a thermal trough along the coast. The flow will turn onshore early next week as low pressure shifts inland. $$ PZZ150-031015- Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island Out 10 Nm- 208 PM PDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds, W 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 5 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ153-031015- Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm- 208 PM PDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds, becoming N around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, W 8 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. $$ PZZ156-031015- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm- 208 PM PDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt, backing to NE late this evening and overnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 5 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ170-031015- Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm- 208 PM PDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, SW 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ173-031015- Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville 10 To 60 Nm- 208 PM PDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, W 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ176-031015- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To 60 Nm- 208 PM PDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N late this evening and early morning, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds, W 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, W 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ130-031015- West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 208 PM PDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds, becoming N around 5 kt late this evening and early morning, veering to E around 5 kt late. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog until early morning. .SAT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ131-031015- Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 208 PM PDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW after midnight, veering to NE late. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after midnight. .MON...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to E around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ132-031015- East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 208 PM PDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ134-031015- Admiralty Inlet- 208 PM PDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ133-031015- Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands- 208 PM PDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...S wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ135-031015- Puget Sound and Hood Canal- 208 PM PDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy dense fog late. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...N wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ110-031015- Grays Harbor Bar- 208 PM PDT Fri Oct 2 2026 Combined seas 3 to 5 ft. Bar conditions light. Maximum ebb currents will occur around 930 PM Friday, 1030 AM Saturday and 1100 PM Saturday. $$