


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
157 FZUS56 KSEW 080901 CWFSEW Coastal Waters Forecast for Washington National Weather Service Seattle WA 201 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025 Inland waters of western Washington and the northern and central Washington coastal waters including the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary PZZ100-082215- 201 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND INLAND WATERS...A trough will bring a weak front across the northern portion of the coastal waters Tuesday night into Wednesday, with another weak system brushing close Thursday before high pressure builds back over the waters Friday into the weekend. Seas will increase going into next weekend, potentially becoming steep. $$ PZZ150-082215- Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island Out 10 Nm- 201 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Areas of dense fog this morning, then widespread dense fog early this afternoon. Areas of dense fog late. A chance of rain this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely. Widespread dense fog. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. Widespread dense fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ153-082215- Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm- 201 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. Areas of dense fog this morning, then widespread dense fog early this afternoon. Areas of dense fog late. A slight chance of rain early this afternoon. A chance of rain late. .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. Widespread dense fog. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. Rain likely in the morning. Widespread dense fog in the morning, then patchy dense fog in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ156-082215- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm- 201 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Areas of dense fog. .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. Widespread dense fog. Rain likely after midnight. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. Widespread dense fog in the morning, then patchy dense fog in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ170-082215- Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm- 201 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Areas of dense fog this morning. Widespread dense fog early this afternoon, then areas of dense fog late. A slight chance of rain late this morning. A chance of rain early this afternoon, then rain likely late. .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. Widespread dense fog. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. Widespread dense fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ173-082215- Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville 10 To 60 Nm- 201 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW late this morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Areas of dense fog this morning, then widespread dense fog early this afternoon. Areas of dense fog late. A chance of rain this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. Widespread dense fog. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. Widespread dense fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ176-082215- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To 60 Nm- 201 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW late this morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Areas of dense fog. A slight chance of rain late. .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Widespread dense fog. A chance of rain after midnight. .WED...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. Widespread dense fog in the morning, then patchy dense fog in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...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. .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 15 seconds. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ130-082215- West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 201 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Areas of dense fog early this morning. Patchy dense fog late this morning and afternoon. A chance of rain this afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Rain. Patchy fog in the evening. Widespread dense fog after midnight. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. Widespread dense fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ131-082215- Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 201 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING, AND FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this morning, rising to 15 to 20 kt early this afternoon, rising to 20 to 25 kt late. Waves 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain late. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog in the evening. A chance of rain. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain in the morning. Patchy dense fog. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 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 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .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. $$ PZZ132-082215- East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 201 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING, AND FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this morning, then becoming W 10 to 15 kt early this afternoon, rising to 20 to 25 kt late. Waves 3 to 4 ft. Patchy dense fog early this morning. A slight chance of rain late. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Waves around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ134-082215- Admiralty Inlet- 201 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW this afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain likely after midnight. .WED...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain in the evening. .THU...S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ133-082215- Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands- 201 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW late. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy dense fog early this morning. A slight chance of rain late. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. Patchy dense fog. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ135-082215- Puget Sound and Hood Canal- 201 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W late. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain after midnight. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...S wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ110-082215- Grays Harbor Bar- 201 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025 Combined seas 2 to 4 feet. Bar conditions light. Maximum ebb currents will occur 330 AM Tuesday, 400 PM Tuesday, and 415 AM Wednesday. $$