


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
672 FZUS56 KPQR 241650 CWFPQR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Portland OR 950 AM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025 Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater Washington to Florence Oregon and westward 60 NM PZZ200-251700- 950 AM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST... Fairly quiet conditions as high pressure remains offshore. Breezy northerly winds continue through early next week. A weak low pressure system approaches the coastal waters on Thu. $$ PZZ251-251700- Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 NM- 950 AM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025 .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Areas of dense fog late this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the evening, then widespread dense fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. $$ PZZ252-251700- Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM- 950 AM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025 .REST OF TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Areas of dense fog late this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the evening, then widespread dense fog after midnight. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. $$ PZZ253-251700- Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM- 950 AM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025 .REST OF TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Areas of dense fog late this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the evening, then widespread dense fog after midnight. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. $$ PZZ271-251700- Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM- 950 AM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025 .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Areas of dense fog late this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Areas of dense fog. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. $$ PZZ272-251700- Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM- 950 AM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025 .REST OF TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Areas of dense fog late this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Areas of dense fog. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. $$ PZZ273-251700- Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM- 950 AM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025 .REST OF TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Areas of dense fog late this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the evening, then widespread dense fog after midnight. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ210-251700- Columbia River Bar- 950 AM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025 .IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... .GENERAL SEAS...Around 4 ft through Monday evening. .FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 4.6 kt at 626 PM Sunday. Seas 4 ft. .SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 5.23 kt at 634 AM Monday. Seas 4 ft. .THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 4.72 kt at 702 PM Monday. Seas 4 ft. $$