Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
016 FZUS56 KPQR 190751 CWFPQR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Portland OR 1251 AM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026 Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater Washington to Florence Oregon and westward 60 NM PZZ200-192230- 1251 AM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST... North to northwest winds continue through early next week, strongest through the weekend during the afternoon and evening hours to the south of Cape Falcon. A fresh northwest swell entering the waters this afternoon will bring steepening seas and hazardous conditions for small craft across all the waters. $$ PZZ251-192230- Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 NM- 1251 AM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ252-192230- Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM- 1251 AM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ253-192230- Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM- 1251 AM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ271-192230- Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM- 1251 AM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ272-192230- Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM- 1251 AM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ273-192230- Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM- 1251 AM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ210-192230- Columbia River Bar- 1251 AM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026 .IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... .GENERAL SEAS...4 to 5 ft through Monday morning. .FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 4.57 kt at 858 AM Sunday. Seas 4 ft. .SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 4.48 kt at 944 PM Sunday. Seas 5 ft. .THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 3.65 kt at 947 AM Monday. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$