Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
404 FZUS56 KSEW 011005 CWFSEW Coastal Waters Forecast for Washington National Weather Service Seattle WA 205 AM PST Mon Dec 1 2025 Inland waters of western Washington and the northern and central Washington coastal waters including the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary PZZ100-012315- 205 AM PST Mon Dec 1 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND INLAND WATERS...High pressure will move out of the region this morning as weak frontal systems crossing the Pacific Northwest late Monday and late Thursday. A stronger system is on track to move into the region next weekend. $$ PZZ150-012315- Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island Out 10 Nm- 205 AM PST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to S this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and W 5 ft at 19 seconds. A slight chance of rain early this morning. Rain this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 17 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .THU...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind around 10 kt, veering to SW after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .FRI...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 11 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft, subsiding to 9 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. $$ PZZ153-012315- Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm- 205 AM PST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TODAY...E wind around 5 kt, veering to S this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and W 5 ft at 19 seconds. A chance of rain early this morning. A chance of rain early this afternoon, then rain likely late. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at 17 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening. .TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. 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...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW after midnight. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .FRI...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. $$ PZZ156-012315- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm- 205 AM PST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TODAY...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to SE early this afternoon, veering to SW late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and W 5 ft at 20 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. A chance of rain early this morning, then a slight chance of rain late this morning and early afternoon. A chance of rain late. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 17 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. .THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, S 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .FRI...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. $$ PZZ170-012315- Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm- 205 AM PST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and W 6 ft at 19 seconds. A slight chance of rain early this morning. Rain this afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 7 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain. .TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .THU...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .FRI...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 12 to 13 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 13 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft, subsiding to 9 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. $$ PZZ173-012315- Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville 10 To 60 Nm- 205 AM PST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW late this morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and W 6 ft at 19 seconds. A chance of rain early this morning. A chance of rain early this afternoon, then rain late. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain. .TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 12 ft, subsiding to 9 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. .THU...S wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .FRI...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, building to 12 to 13 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 13 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft, subsiding to 9 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. $$ PZZ176-012315- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To 60 Nm- 205 AM PST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to SW this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at 19 seconds. A chance of rain early this morning, then a slight chance of rain late this morning and early afternoon. A chance of rain late. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. .THU...S wind around 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .FRI...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 11 to 13 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 13 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft, subsiding to 9 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. $$ PZZ130-012315- West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 205 AM PST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TODAY...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds and W 4 ft at 19 seconds. A slight chance of rain early this morning. Rain this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 17 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening. .TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to E in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .THU...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind around 10 kt, veering to S after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .FRI...W wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. $$ PZZ131-012315- Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 205 AM PST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain early this morning. A chance of rain early this afternoon, then rain late. .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after midnight. Rain, mainly in the evening. .TUE...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...SE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .THU...SE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain likely. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 25 to 30 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 to 35 kt. Waves 5 to 8 ft. Rain. $$ PZZ132-012315- East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 205 AM PST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming SE around 5 kt late this morning and afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain early this morning. A slight chance of rain early this afternoon, then rain late. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to SE after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...SE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .THU...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain likely. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less, then 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft. Rain. $$ PZZ134-012315- Admiralty Inlet- 205 AM PST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming SE around 5 kt late this morning and afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain early this morning. Rain likely late. .TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog after midnight. .WED...SE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the evening. A chance of rain after midnight. .THU...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain likely. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain. $$ PZZ133-012315- Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands- 205 AM PST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming SE around 5 kt late this morning and afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain this morning. Rain this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain, mainly in the evening. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...SE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .THU...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain likely. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI...S wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain. $$ PZZ135-012315- Puget Sound and Hood Canal- 205 AM PST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming S around 5 kt this afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Areas of fog early this morning, then patchy dense fog late this morning. A chance of rain early this morning, then a slight chance of rain late this morning. A chance of rain late. .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog after midnight. .WED...SE wind around 5 kt in the morning, becoming light and variable. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...Light and variable winds, becoming S around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog. A chance of rain after midnight. .THU...S wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain likely. .THU NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain. $$ PZZ110-012315- Grays Harbor Bar- 205 AM PST Mon Dec 1 2025 Combined seas 4 to 6 feet, becoming 6 to 8 feet Tuesday. Bar conditions light becoming moderate. Maximum ebb currents will occur around 115 PM Monday, 130 AM and 200 PM Tuesday. The Monday afternoon ebb will be strong, and the Tuesday afternoon ebb will be very strong. $$