Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
592 FZUS56 KSEW 210928 CWFSEW Coastal Waters Forecast for Washington National Weather Service Seattle WA 228 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 Inland waters of western Washington and the northern and central Washington coastal waters including the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary PZZ100-212230- 228 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND INLAND WATERS...Broad high pressure over the waters will weaken today. A weak surface low will move into the coastal waters Saturday with the associated front moving through the inland waters Saturday morning. The low will dissipate Saturday night. High pressure will rebuild Sunday and remain over the area through Tuesday. $$ PZZ150-212230- Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island Out 10 Nm- 228 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming SW around 5 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .MON...N wind around 5 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ153-212230- Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm- 228 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .SAT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ156-212230- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm- 228 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .SAT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ170-212230- Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm- 228 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming S around 5 kt late this morning and early afternoon, veering to SW around 5 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ173-212230- Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville 10 To 60 Nm- 228 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming S around 5 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ176-212230- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To 60 Nm- 228 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ130-212230- West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 228 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. .MON...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. $$ PZZ131-212230- Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 228 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .SAT...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 3 ft. A chance of showers. .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...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft. $$ PZZ132-212230- East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 228 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 to 25 kt. Waves around 3 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. Showers likely. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 3 ft. $$ PZZ134-212230- Admiralty Inlet- 228 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to S after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of showers after midnight. .SAT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Showers likely. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of showers. .SUN...S wind around 5 kt, backing to N around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...Light and variable winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ133-212230- Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands- 228 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W late. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ135-212230- Puget Sound and Hood Canal- 228 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 2 ft or less. .SAT...S wind 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 ft or less. .SUN...S wind less than 10 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...Light and variable winds, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ PZZ110-212230- Grays Harbor Bar- 228 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 Combined seas 2 to 4 ft. Bar conditions light. Maximum ebb currents will occur around 1200 PM today and 1245 AM and 115 PM Saturday. $$