Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
203 FZUS56 KSEW 102036 CWFSEW Coastal Waters Forecast for Washington National Weather Service Seattle WA 136 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 Inland waters of western Washington and the northern and central Washington coastal waters including the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary PZZ100-110945- 136 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND INLAND WATERS...A low pressure and frontal system moves over the waters today through and Friday. Another low pressure system will move over the waters this weekend, with high pressure rebuilding early next week. $$ PZZ150-110945- Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island Out 10 Nm- 136 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. $$ PZZ153-110945- Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm- 136 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 .TONIGHT...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 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. .SUN...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. $$ PZZ156-110945- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm- 136 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to S around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. $$ PZZ170-110945- Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm- 136 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds, S 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds, S 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds, S 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. $$ PZZ173-110945- Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville 10 To 60 Nm- 136 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds, S 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. $$ PZZ176-110945- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To 60 Nm- 136 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...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. A chance of rain in the evening. .SUN...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. $$ PZZ130-110945- West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 136 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...E wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. $$ PZZ131-110945- Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 136 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 3 ft. .FRI...E wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after midnight. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. .SUN...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 3 ft. .MON...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind around 5 kt, backing to NE around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ132-110945- East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 136 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain likely in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. .SUN...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...S wind around 5 kt, backing to NE in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ134-110945- Admiralty Inlet- 136 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to S late. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain likely in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain likely. .SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...SE wind around 5 kt, backing to NE around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ133-110945- Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands- 136 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ135-110945- Puget Sound and Hood Canal- 136 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to E around 5 kt late this evening, veering to S around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...S wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Showers in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. .SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ110-110945- Grays Harbor Bar- 136 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 Combined seas 6 to 8 ft Thursday. Bar conditions moderate. Maximum ebb currents will occur around 500 PM Thursday, and 515 AM and 530 PM Friday. Both Friday ebbs will be strong. $$