


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
259 FZUS56 KSEW 092135 CWFSEW Coastal Waters Forecast for Washington National Weather Service Seattle WA 235 PM PDT Sat Aug 9 2025 Inland waters of western Washington and the northern and central Washington coastal waters including the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary PZZ100-101045- 235 PM PDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND INLAND WATERS...High pressure will remain over the coastal waters through early next week. A weak thermally induced surface trough will move up the coastline Sunday night then shift inland Monday. High pressure will weaken midweek and shift west to the Central Pacific. $$ PZZ150-101045- Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island Out 10 Nm- 235 PM PDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening and early morning. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ153-101045- Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm- 235 PM PDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, W 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ156-101045- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm- 235 PM PDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds, W 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ170-101045- Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm- 235 PM PDT Sat Aug 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 9 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, W 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ173-101045- Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville 10 To 60 Nm- 235 PM PDT Sat Aug 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds, NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ176-101045- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To 60 Nm- 235 PM PDT Sat Aug 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ130-101045- West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 235 PM PDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ131-101045- Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 235 PM PDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after midnight. .MON...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Waves around 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 ft. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 3 ft. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ132-101045- East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 235 PM PDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after midnight. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after midnight. .THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ134-101045- Admiralty Inlet- 235 PM PDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...S wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ133-101045- Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands- 235 PM PDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW late. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ135-101045- Puget Sound and Hood Canal- 235 PM PDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ110-101045- Grays Harbor Bar- 235 PM PDT Sat Aug 9 2025 Combined seas 4 to 6 feet. Bar conditions light to moderate. Maximum ebb currents will occur around 545 PM today, 545 AM Sunday, and 615 PM Sunday. The morning ebb will be strong. $$