


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
679 FZUS56 KPQR 252120 CWFPQR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Portland OR 220 PM PDT Fri Jul 25 2025 Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater Washington to Florence Oregon and westward 60 NM PZZ200-262130- 220 PM PDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST... Going forward an area of high pressure near the surface will keep a largely persistence based forecast through the weekend into early next week - little change day to day. Expect northwest winds each afternoon/evening with gusts up to 10-20 kt and seas should remain around 3 to 6 ft each day. $$ PZZ251-262130- Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 NM- 220 PM PDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ252-262130- Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM- 220 PM PDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...N wind around 5 kt, rising to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ253-262130- Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM- 220 PM PDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and N 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and N 4 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ271-262130- Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM- 220 PM PDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and N 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and N 4 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ272-262130- Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM- 220 PM PDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and N 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and N 4 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ273-262130- Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM- 220 PM PDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...E wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ210-262130- Columbia River Bar- 220 PM PDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... .GENERAL SEAS...3 to 6 ft. .FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 3.71 kt at 611 PM Friday. Seas 3 ft. .SECOND EBB...Strong ebb current of 6.26 kt at 619 AM Saturday. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 3.93 kt at 654 PM Saturday. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$