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FZUS56 KPQR 180849
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
149 AM PDT SAT APR 18 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
PZZ200-182345-
149 AM PDT SAT APR 18 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE WATERS WILL TURN WINDS TO THE SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST SATURDAY. SEAS REMAIN AROUND 5 FEET OR LESS INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SITTING OFF THE COAST WILL MOVE
INLAND DURING THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL BRING ONSHORE
FLOW, SHOWERS, INCREASING SEAS TO AROUND 10 FEET, AND WIND GUSTS
HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
PZZ251-182345-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT
10 NM-
149 AM PDT SAT APR 18 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 3 FT IN THE MORNING, THEN AROUND 2 FT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO W AROUND 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
MON
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT
12 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
5 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE
MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 11 FT
AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
WED NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ252-182345-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
149 AM PDT SAT APR 18 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
E WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 3 FT IN THE MORNING, THEN AROUND 2 FT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
W 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SUN
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
MON
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO SW AROUND 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT, SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 9 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT
13 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO
9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW
11 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ253-182345-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
149 AM PDT SAT APR 18 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
E WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SW AROUND 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 3 FT IN THE MORNING, THEN AROUND 2 FT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT OR LESS, THEN
AROUND 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SUN
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
MON
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SW AROUND 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
W WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, SUBSIDING TO
4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE
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 AND
W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT
14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 9 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT
14 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED 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 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ271-182345-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
149 AM PDT SAT APR 18 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND SW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
5 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE
MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO
12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW
12 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
PZZ272-182345-
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
149 AM PDT SAT APR 18 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
E WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
5 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE
MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 11 FT
AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
WED NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ273-182345-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
149 AM PDT SAT APR 18 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 7 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
NW 4 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 9 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT
14 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
WED NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 10 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
RAIN.
PZZ210-182345-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
149 AM PDT SAT APR 18 2026
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
GENERAL SEAS
2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SUNDAY MORNING.
FIRST EBB
VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 6.93 KT AT 547 AM
SATURDAY. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SECOND EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.32 KT AT 614 PM SATURDAY. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT.
THIRD EBB
VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 7.03 KT AT 629 AM SUNDAY.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
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