789
FZUS56 KPQR 260842
CWFPQR
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
142 AM PDT WED AUG 26 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
PZZ200-270845-
142 AM PDT WED AUG 26 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
SOUTH WINDS, BREEZY AT TIMES, PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE OFFSHORE MOVES NE TOWARD VANCOUVER ISLAND.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE WATERS LATER THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY
RETURNING NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INTO THE WEEKEND.
PZZ251-270845-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT
10 NM-
142 AM PDT WED AUG 26 2026
TODAY
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
THU
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT
6 SECONDS, NW 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
THU NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, EASING TO AROUND 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W
3 FT AT 9 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 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT
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 16 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 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
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 NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
PZZ252-270845-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
142 AM PDT WED AUG 26 2026
TODAY
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG EARLY THIS
MORNING.
TONIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW
3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
THU
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, NW 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
FRI
NE 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 15 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
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
17 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
17 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
PZZ253-270845-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
142 AM PDT WED AUG 26 2026
TODAY
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG EARLY
THIS MORNING, THEN PATCHY FOG LATE THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN
THE EVENING.
THU
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 7 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, N 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 6 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: NW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND
SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
PZZ271-270845-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
142 AM PDT WED AUG 26 2026
TODAY
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
THU
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND
S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
THU NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
FRI
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 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
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 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 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 10 KT. 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.
PZZ272-270845-
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
142 AM PDT WED AUG 26 2026
TODAY
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S
3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG EARLY THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
THU
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
THU NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
14 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 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
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.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
18 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
17 SECONDS.
PZZ273-270845-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
142 AM PDT WED AUG 26 2026
TODAY
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S
3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
THU
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT, BUILDING TO
4 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
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 14 SECONDS.
FRI 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 S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 18 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
PZZ210-270845-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
142 AM PDT WED AUG 26 2026
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
GENERAL SEAS
3 TO 4 FT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
FIRST EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 5.14 KT AT 411 AM WEDNESDAY. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SECOND EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 3.43 KT AT 442 PM WEDNESDAY. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT.
THIRD EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 5.35 KT AT 449 AM THURSDAY. SEAS 4 FT.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page