Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
528 FZUS56 KPQR 042123 CWFPQR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Portland OR 223 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024 Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater Washington to Florence Oregon and westward 60 NM PZZ200-052130- 223 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST... Winds are expected to shift from southerly to westerly with the cold frontal passage. On Saturday northerly flow the returns as high pressure builds overhead. Another trough approaches the region late Monday into Tuesday but details still remain fuzzy at this time. $$ PZZ251-052130- Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 NM- 223 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog until early morning. Areas of dense fog late. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SAT...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt, backing to E around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. .TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ252-052130- Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM- 223 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024 .TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to E after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of dense fog. .SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 16 seconds. .MON...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .TUE...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ253-052130- Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM- 223 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024 .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt, backing to E late this evening and overnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. Areas of dense fog after midnight. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas around 4 ft, building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to SE after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to SE after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ271-052130- Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM- 223 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late this evening and overnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight. .SAT...SE wind around 5 kt, backing to NE in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to S in the afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Rain likely. .WED...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ272-052130- Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM- 223 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024 .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Areas of dense fog this evening. Patchy dense fog after midnight, then areas of dense fog late. .SAT...E wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...E wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. .TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. Rain likely. .WED...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ273-052130- Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM- 223 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to E late this evening and overnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog early this evening. Areas of dense fog late this evening and overnight. .SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 5 ft at 16 seconds. .MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of rain. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ210-052130- Columbia River Bar- 223 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024 .IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... .GENERAL SEAS...6 ft subsiding to around 4 ft Saturday evening. .FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 5.25 kt at 619 PM Friday. Seas 6 ft. .SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 3.71 kt at 634 AM Saturday. Seas 6 ft. .THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 5.23 kt at 645 PM Saturday. Seas 4 ft. $$