Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
764 FZUS56 KPQR 142034 CWFPQR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Portland OR 134 PM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026 Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater Washington to Florence Oregon and westward 60 NM PZZ200-151145- 134 PM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST... Light winds become northerly by this evening as high pressure builds offshore. Northerlies strengthen on Wednesday while seas become steep and choppy. Winds ease late in the week, before becoming breezy again over the weekend. $$ PZZ251-151145- Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 NM- 134 PM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. $$ PZZ252-151145- Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM- 134 PM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...N 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 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. $$ PZZ253-151145- Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM- 134 PM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ271-151145- Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM- 134 PM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. .WED NIGHT...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 and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ272-151145- Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM- 134 PM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds. $$ PZZ273-151145- Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM- 134 PM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds. $$ PZZ210-151145- Columbia River Bar- 134 PM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... .GENERAL SEAS...3 to 4 ft through Tuesday evening. .FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 5.43 kt at 734 PM Monday. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 3.56 kt at 750 AM Tuesday. Seas 3 ft. .THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 5.03 kt at 810 PM Tuesday. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$