Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
285 FZUS56 KPQR 100900 CWFPQR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Portland OR 200 AM PDT Mon Aug 10 2026 Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater Washington to Florence Oregon and westward 60 NM PZZ200-110000- 200 AM PDT Mon Aug 10 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST... High pressure offshore will maintain north winds through the week. Wind gusts up to 25 kt are expected this afternoon and evening south of Cape Foulweather. $$ PZZ251-110000- Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 NM- 200 AM PDT Mon Aug 10 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds. .THU...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ252-110000- Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM- 200 AM PDT Mon Aug 10 2026 .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ253-110000- Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM- 200 AM PDT Mon Aug 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ271-110000- Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM- 200 AM PDT Mon Aug 10 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ272-110000- Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM- 200 AM PDT Mon Aug 10 2026 .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ273-110000- Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM- 200 AM PDT Mon Aug 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ210-110000- Columbia River Bar- 200 AM PDT Mon Aug 10 2026 .IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... .GENERAL SEAS...3 to 4 ft through Tuesday morning. .FIRST EBB...Strong ebb current of 6.1 kt at 305 AM Monday. Seas 5 ft. .SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 3.13 kt at 343 PM Monday. Seas 3 ft. .THIRD EBB...Very strong ebb current of 6.49 kt at 400 AM Tuesday. Seas 6 ft. $$