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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
856 AM PDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON  
AND WESTWARD 60 NM  
 
PZZ200-041600-  
856 AM PDT FRI APR 3 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
 
 
SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 7 TO 8 FT FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN TO  
5 TO 6 FT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE  
WATERS. LIGHT SOUTH WINDS WILL GIVE WAY TO INCREASING NORTHERLY  
WINDS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE WINDS  
TURN MORE OFFSHORE ON SUNDAY AND WEAKEN.  
 

 
 
PZZ251-041600-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT  
10 NM-  
856 AM PDT FRI APR 3 2026  
   
TODAY
 
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT,  
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS  
AND W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
MON
 
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PZZ252-041600-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-  
856 AM PDT FRI APR 3 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO NW EARLY THIS AFTERNOON,  
VEERING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO  
6 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
MON
 
S WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW  
6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PZZ253-041600-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-  
856 AM PDT FRI APR 3 2026  
   
TODAY
 
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO N EARLY THIS AFTERNOON,  
RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO  
6 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
MON
 
S WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW  
6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PZZ271-041600-  
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
856 AM PDT FRI APR 3 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 FT  
THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
W 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
N 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 W 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W  
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
MON
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
NW WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PZZ272-041600-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
856 AM PDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH  
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...  
   
TODAY
 
S WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO NW LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT,  
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 8 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS AROUND  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
MON
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
N WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PZZ273-041600-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
856 AM PDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH  
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...  
   
TODAY
 
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO N EARLY THIS AFTERNOON,  
RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO  
8 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 8 FT  
AT 11 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
W 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
MON
 
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WIND AROUND 20 KT. SEAS AROUND 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PZZ210-041600-  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
856 AM PDT FRI APR 3 2026  
   
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
 
 
   
GENERAL SEAS
 
4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SATURDAY EVENING.  
   
FIRST EBB
 
EBB CURRENT OF 4.05 KT AT 629 PM FRIDAY. SEAS 4 FT.  
   
SECOND EBB
 
STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 5.64 KT AT 643 AM SATURDAY.  
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  
   
THIRD EBB
 
EBB CURRENT OF 3.6 KT AT 701 PM SATURDAY. SEAS 4 TO 5  
FT.  
 

 
 
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