


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
987 FZUS56 KSEW 281548 AAA CWFSEW Coastal Waters Forecast for Washington...UPDATED National Weather Service Seattle WA 848 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 Inland waters of western Washington and the northern and central Washington coastal waters including the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary PZZ100-290500- 848 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND INLAND WATERS...Onshore flow will bring westerly pushes through the Strait of Juan de Fuca each evening. Broad high pressure will persist over the northeast Pacific this week. $$ PZZ150-290500- Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island Out 10 Nm- 848 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .REST OF TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt late. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. Widespread dense fog early this morning. Patchy dense fog this afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .SUN...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON...Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ153-290500- Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm- 848 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .REST OF TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt late. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this morning. Widespread dense fog early this morning. Patchy dense fog this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds, becoming S around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...E wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ156-290500- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm- 848 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .REST OF TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W late. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. Widespread dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .FRI...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ170-290500- Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm- 848 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .REST OF TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this morning. A slight chance of showers late. Widespread dense fog early this morning. Patchy dense fog this afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .FRI...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ173-290500- Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville 10 To 60 Nm- 848 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .REST OF TODAY...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Widespread dense fog early this morning. Patchy dense fog late. .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, SW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .MON...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ176-290500- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To 60 Nm- 848 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .REST OF TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Widespread dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .MON...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ130-290500- West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 848 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers early this morning, then a slight chance of showers this afternoon. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ131-290500- Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 848 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .REST OF TODAY...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of showers early, mainly this morning. .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain in the evening. .SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ132-290500- East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 848 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .REST OF TODAY...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of showers early, mainly this morning. .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain in the evening. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ134-290500- Admiralty Inlet- 848 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of showers early, mainly this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .SUN...S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ133-290500- Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands- 848 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .REST OF TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W this afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of showers early this morning. .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...S wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .SUN...S wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ135-290500- Puget Sound and Hood Canal- 848 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .REST OF TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, backing to N late this morning and afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of showers early this morning, then a slight chance of showers late this morning and early afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ110-290500- Grays Harbor Bar- 848 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 Combined seas 2 to 4 ft. Bar conditions light. Maximum ebb currents will occur around 800 AM Thursday, 830 PM Thursday, and 8:45 AM Friday. $$