


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
842 FZUS56 KSEW 212139 CWFSEW Coastal Waters Forecast for Washington National Weather Service Seattle WA 239 PM PDT Sun Sep 21 2025 Inland waters of western Washington and the northern and central Washington coastal waters including the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary PZZ100-221045- 239 PM PDT Sun Sep 21 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND INLAND WATERS...Surface high pressure will rebuild across the waters tonight and Monday. Thermally induced low pressure will expand northward along the coast on Tuesday turning the flow northerly or weakly offshore. Onshore flow will resume around midweek as another frontal system passes well to the north of the area. $$ PZZ150-221045- Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island Out 10 Nm- 239 PM PDT Sun Sep 21 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. .MON...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ153-221045- Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm- 239 PM PDT Sun Sep 21 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt early this evening, becoming light and variable, then becoming SE around 5 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ156-221045- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm- 239 PM PDT Sun Sep 21 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight, then becoming light and variable late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog late this evening and overnight. .MON...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ170-221045- Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm- 239 PM PDT Sun Sep 21 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to E after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. .FRI...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ173-221045- Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville 10 To 60 Nm- 239 PM PDT Sun Sep 21 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. .FRI...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ176-221045- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To 60 Nm- 239 PM PDT Sun Sep 21 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S late. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog late this evening and overnight. .MON...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ130-221045- West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 239 PM PDT Sun Sep 21 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog late this evening and overnight. .MON...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. .TUE...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .WED...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ131-221045- Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 239 PM PDT Sun Sep 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 3 ft. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 3 ft. A chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 3 ft. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 3 ft. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ132-221045- East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 239 PM PDT Sun Sep 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this evening, then becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight, backing to S late. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ134-221045- Admiralty Inlet- 239 PM PDT Sun Sep 21 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late this evening, backing to S after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...SE wind around 5 kt, backing to N around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ133-221045- Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands- 239 PM PDT Sun Sep 21 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ135-221045- Puget Sound and Hood Canal- 239 PM PDT Sun Sep 21 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE late this evening and early morning, veering to S late. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...S wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. .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. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain after midnight. $$ PZZ110-221045- Grays Harbor Bar- 239 PM PDT Sun Sep 21 2025 Combined seas 6 to 8 ft. Bar conditions moderate. Maximum ebb currents will occur around 515 PM Sunday, 530 AM on Monday, and 545 PM Monday. $$