942  
FZUS56 KPQR 072053  
CWFPQR  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
1253 PM PST SAT MAR 7 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON  
AND WESTWARD 60 NM  
 
PZZ200-082300-  
1253 PM PST SAT MAR 7 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
 
 
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE TODAY. FRONT MOVES OVER THE WATERS ON SUNDAY.  
PERSISTENT NORTHWESTERLY SWELL WITH MINIMAL WIND EXPECTED THROUGH  
THE WEEKEND. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR A STRONGER WEATHER SYSTEM ON  
WEDNESDAY WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS.  
 

 
 
PZZ251-082300-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT  
10 NM-  
1253 PM PST SAT MAR 7 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THIS  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY THIS  
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING. SHOWERS  
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS.  
RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
MON
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO  
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
MON NIGHT
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO  
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
TUE
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
W 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND  
W 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.   
WED
 
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO  
15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W  
11 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT
 
SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU
 
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS  
AND W 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU NIGHT
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
9 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W  
11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 

 
 
PZZ252-082300-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-  
1253 PM PST SAT MAR 7 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG  
EARLY THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING, THEN  
SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN
 
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, VEERING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT  
13 SECONDS. RAIN.   
MON
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
MON NIGHT
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
NW 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
TUE
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS  
AND NW 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND  
W 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.   
WED
 
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO  
15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W  
11 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT
 
SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU
 
W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 14 FT, SUBSIDING TO 11 TO  
14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W  
12 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU NIGHT
 
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W  
11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 

 
 
PZZ253-082300-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-  
1253 PM PST SAT MAR 7 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
W WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
7 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
EARLY THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING AND  
EARLY MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.    
SUN
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W  
7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
MON
 
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
NW 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
MON NIGHT
 
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 10 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
TUE
 
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
NW 10 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 10 FT AT  
13 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.    
WED
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT  
13 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU
 
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU NIGHT
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
7 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W  
10 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 

 
 
PZZ271-082300-  
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
1253 PM PST SAT MAR 7 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LATE.    
SUN
 
NW WIND AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND  
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS.  
RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
MON
 
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS AROUND  
10 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W  
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
MON NIGHT
 
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
TUE
 
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO  
13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 11 FT AT  
13 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.   
WED
 
SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO  
15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W  
13 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT
 
SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU
 
W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 7 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU NIGHT
 
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 

 
 
PZZ272-082300-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
1253 PM PST SAT MAR 7 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS  
7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT  
13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, VEERING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WIND AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
MON
 
NW WIND AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO  
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 10 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
MON NIGHT
 
W WIND AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL:  
W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
TUE
 
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.   
WED
 
SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO  
15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W  
12 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT
 
SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU
 
W WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 13 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU NIGHT
 
W WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 

 
 
PZZ273-082300-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
1253 PM PST SAT MAR 7 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING  
AND EARLY MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE.    
SUN
 
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WIND AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT  
13 SECONDS. RAIN.   
MON
 
NW 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 NW 9 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
MON NIGHT
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
TUE
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO  
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 10 FT AT  
13 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
NW 10 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN  
RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WED
 
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 13 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT  
13 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU
 
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU NIGHT
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 

 
 
PZZ210-082300-  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
1253 PM PST SAT MAR 7 2026  
   
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
 
 
   
GENERAL SEAS
 
7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT SUNDAY EVENING.  
   
FIRST EBB
 
EBB CURRENT OF 3.6 KT AT 701 PM SATURDAY. SEAS 7 FT.  
   
SECOND EBB
 
EBB CURRENT OF 4.82 KT AT 825 AM SUNDAY. SEAS 8 FT.  
   
THIRD EBB
 
EBB CURRENT OF 2.94 KT AT 835 PM SUNDAY. SEAS 8 FT.  
 

 
 
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