Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
627 FZUS56 KPQR 230733 CWFPQR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Portland OR 1233 AM PDT Thu Jul 23 2026 Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater Washington to Florence Oregon and westward 60 NM PZZ200-232215- 1233 AM PDT Thu Jul 23 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST... Light south to southwest winds and benign wave conditions through the weekend. Thunderstorms with frequent lightning possible through Thursday morning. $$ PZZ251-232215- Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 NM- 1233 AM PDT Thu Jul 23 2026 .TODAY...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of tstms early this morning. .TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...S wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft, subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ252-232215- Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM- 1233 AM PDT Thu Jul 23 2026 .TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of tstms early this morning. .TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ253-232215- Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM- 1233 AM PDT Thu Jul 23 2026 .TODAY...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ271-232215- Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM- 1233 AM PDT Thu Jul 23 2026 .TODAY...S wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of tstms early this morning, then a slight chance of tstms late this morning. .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Showers, mainly in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ272-232215- Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM- 1233 AM PDT Thu Jul 23 2026 .TODAY...S wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ273-232215- Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM- 1233 AM PDT Thu Jul 23 2026 .TODAY...S wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 5 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ210-232215- Columbia River Bar- 1233 AM PDT Thu Jul 23 2026 .IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... .GENERAL SEAS...4 to 5 ft through Friday morning. .FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 4.28 kt at 1228 AM Thursday. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 1.8 kt at 1249 PM Thursday. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 4.37 kt at 125 AM Friday. Seas 4 ft. $$