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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
146 AM PDT THU AUG 27 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
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146 AM PDT THU AUG 27 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
SOUTH WINDS, BREEZY AT TIMES, PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING AS LOW
PRESSURE OFFSHORE MOVES NE TOWARD VANCOUVER ISLAND. HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS ACROSS THE WATERS LATER TODAY INTO FRIDAY RETURNING NORTH
TO NORTHWEST WINDS INTO THE WEEKEND. SEAS 5 FEET OR LESS THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.
PZZ251-280900-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT
10 NM-
146 AM PDT THU AUG 27 2026
TODAY
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT
8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
FRI
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT, RISING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
18 SECONDS.
SUN
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
MON
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ252-280900-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
146 AM PDT THU AUG 27 2026
TODAY
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW
AROUND 5 KT LATE. SEAS AROUND 3 FT THIS MORNING, THEN AROUND 2 FT
OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS THIS MORNING. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS
AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 10 KT, EASING TO AROUND 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW
3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
SUN
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 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, NW
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
MON
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ253-280900-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
146 AM PDT THU AUG 27 2026
TODAY
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W LATE. SEAS AROUND 2 FT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
AREAS OF DENSE FOG EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN PATCHY FOG LATE THIS
MORNING.
TONIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING.
FRI
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, EASING TO
5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
16 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
17 SECONDS.
SUN
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 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 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ271-280900-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
146 AM PDT THU AUG 27 2026
TODAY
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE THIS
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
FRI
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
18 SECONDS.
SUN
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
MON
W WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ272-280900-
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
146 AM PDT THU AUG 27 2026
TODAY
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, EASING TO
5 TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, NW 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
18 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT
17 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ273-280900-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
146 AM PDT THU AUG 27 2026
TODAY
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO W LATE. SEAS AROUND 3 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW
2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
MORNING. PATCHY DENSE FOG THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE EVENING.
FRI
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
FRI 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, NW
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 18 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT
16 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS
AND SW 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ210-280900-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
146 AM PDT THU AUG 27 2026
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
GENERAL SEAS
4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT FRIDAY MORNING.
FIRST EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 5.35 KT AT 449 AM THURSDAY. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SECOND EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 3.96 KT AT 518 PM THURSDAY. SEAS 4
FT.
THIRD EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 5.43 KT AT 524 AM FRIDAY. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT.
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