Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
094 FZUS56 KPQR 250954 CWFPQR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Portland OR 254 AM PDT Thu Sep 25 2025 Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater Washington to Florence Oregon and westward 60 NM PZZ200-261000- 254 AM PDT Thu Sep 25 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST... High pressure gradually weakens through the end of the week. Northerly winds today with periods of gusts up to 25 kt from Lincoln City southward near the shore. A cold front arrives this weekend. Seas build on Saturday. $$ PZZ251-261000- Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 NM- 254 AM PDT Thu Sep 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely. $$ PZZ252-261000- Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM- 254 AM PDT Thu Sep 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely in the evening, then rain after midnight. .MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely. $$ PZZ253-261000- Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM- 254 AM PDT Thu Sep 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely. .MON NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely. $$ PZZ271-261000- Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM- 254 AM PDT Thu Sep 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 10 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .SUN...E wind around 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S wind around 15 kt, veering to SW after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely. $$ PZZ272-261000- Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM- 254 AM PDT Thu Sep 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...SE wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely. $$ PZZ273-261000- Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM- 254 AM PDT Thu Sep 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely. $$ PZZ210-261000- Columbia River Bar- 254 AM PDT Thu Sep 25 2025 .IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... .GENERAL SEAS...5 to 6 ft through Friday morning. .FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 3.59 kt at 709 AM Thursday. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 5.01 kt at 723 PM Thursday. Seas 4 ft. .THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 3.08 kt at 739 AM Friday. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$