Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
317 FZUS56 KPQR 021013 CWFPQR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Portland OR 213 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025 Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater Washington to Florence Oregon and westward 60 NM PZZ200-031015- 213 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST... A weak front will bring increasing northwest winds and building seas today. Conditions ease Wednesday. A series of frontal system move across the waters Thursday through the weekend. There is up to a 20% chance for gales on Sunday. $$ PZZ251-031015- Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 NM- 213 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of showers until late afternoon, then a slight chance of showers late. .TONIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .WED...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SE around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. .THU...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .FRI...SW wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. $$ PZZ252-031015- Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM- 213 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly this morning. .TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .WED...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely after midnight. .THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. $$ PZZ253-031015- Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM- 213 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of showers early this morning, then a slight chance of showers late this morning and early afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. $$ PZZ271-031015- Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM- 213 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .WED...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. .THU...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .FRI...W wind around 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 15 kt. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. $$ PZZ272-031015- Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM- 213 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of showers early this morning, then a slight chance of showers late this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .WED NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .FRI...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. $$ PZZ273-031015- Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM- 213 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of showers late this morning. A slight chance of showers late. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .FRI...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. $$ PZZ210-031015- Columbia River Bar- 213 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST TODAY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... .GENERAL SEAS...7 to 8 ft through Wednesday morning. .FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 3.46 kt at 145 AM Tuesday. Seas 9 to 8 ft. .SECOND EBB...Very strong ebb current of 6.53 kt at 213 PM Tuesday. Seas 12 ft. .THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 3.57 kt at 240 AM Wednesday. Seas 8 ft. $$