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FZUS56 KPQR 262026  
CWFPQR  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
1226 PM PST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON  
AND WESTWARD 60 NM  
 
PZZ200-272030-  
1226 PM PST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON  
COAST...EXPECT FAIRLY CALM CONDITIONS THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK.  
A FRESH NORTHWESTERLY SWELL MOVES IN FRIDAY, CAUSING SEAS TO  
BUILD TO NEAR 8 TO 10 FT WITH WIND GUSTS INCREASING TO AROUND 20  
TO 25 KT FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS AND WINDS THEN  
DECREASE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
 

 
 
PZZ251-272030-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT  
10 NM-  
1226 PM PST THU FEB 26 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
EARLY THIS EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE THIS EVENING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI
 
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT  
AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW  
8 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT  
13 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT  
12 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
NW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.   
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON
 
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT  
AT 10 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT  
5 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 

 
 
PZZ252-272030-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-  
1226 PM PST THU FEB 26 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI
 
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
NW 9 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT  
14 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 13 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW  
7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON
 
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT  
AT 10 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT  
5 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 

 
 
PZZ253-272030-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-  
1226 PM PST THU FEB 26 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT  
15 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SUN
 
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
MON
 
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO NW AROUND 5 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE
 
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN  
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 

 
 
PZZ271-272030-  
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
1226 PM PST THU FEB 26 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.    
FRI
 
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 10 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
IN THE MORNING.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 14 SECONDS.   
SAT
 
NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT  
13 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT  
5 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 

 
 
PZZ272-272030-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
1226 PM PST THU FEB 26 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.    
FRI
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND NW 10 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
NW 9 FT AT 14 SECONDS.   
SAT
 
N WIND AROUND 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT  
13 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW  
7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
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 10 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 

 
 
PZZ273-272030-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
1226 PM PST THU FEB 26 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 10 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 10 FT AT  
15 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 10 FT AT  
14 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT  
13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SUN
 
E WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
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 10 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 

 
 
PZZ210-272030-  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
1226 PM PST THU FEB 26 2026  
   
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
 
 
   
GENERAL SEAS
 
5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT FRIDAY NOON.  
   
FIRST EBB
 
EBB CURRENT OF 4.99 KT AT 1218 PM THURSDAY. SEAS 5  
FT.  
   
SECOND EBB
 
EBB CURRENT OF 2.3 KT AT 104 AM FRIDAY. SEAS 5 TO 6  
FT.  
   
THIRD EBB
 
EBB CURRENT OF 5.32 KT AT 125 PM FRIDAY. SEAS 7 TO 8  
FT.  
 

 
 
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