


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
666 FZUS56 KSEW 212127 CWFSEW Coastal Waters Forecast for Washington National Weather Service Seattle WA 227 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025 Inland waters of western Washington and the northern and central Washington coastal waters including the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary PZZ100-221030- 227 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND INLAND WATERS...Broad surface ridging centered well offshore and lower pressure east of the Cascades will remain in place into midweek with diurnally driven increases in onshore flow and pushes through the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Another upper trough moving in British Columbia late in the week will increase the onshore flow. $$ PZZ150-221030- Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island Out 10 Nm- 227 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TUE...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...Light and variable winds, becoming SW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ153-221030- Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm- 227 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt until early morning, becoming light and variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TUE...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ156-221030- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm- 227 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TUE...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ170-221030- Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm- 227 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ173-221030- Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville 10 To 60 Nm- 227 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ176-221030- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To 60 Nm- 227 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ130-221030- West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 227 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ131-221030- Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 227 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 to 30 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late. Waves 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. .TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 3 ft. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ132-221030- East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 227 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 to 30 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog late this evening and overnight. .TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ134-221030- Admiralty Inlet- 227 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog late this evening and overnight. .TUE...SE wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...Light and variable winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ133-221030- Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands- 227 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...S wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...S wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ135-221030- Puget Sound and Hood Canal- 227 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to S around 5 kt late this evening and overnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog late. .TUE...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ110-221030- Grays Harbor Bar- 227 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025 Combined seas 2 to 4 feet. Bar conditions light. Maximum ebb currents will occur around 300 AM Tuesday, 330 PM Tuesday, and 345 AM Wednesday. The morning ebb on Tuesday will be strong, and the morning ebb Wednesday will be very strong. $$