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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
902 AM PDT FRI APR 17 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
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902 AM PDT FRI APR 17 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
LIGHT NORTHEASTERLY WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY, TURNING SOUTHERLY
SATURDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A WEAKENING COLD FRONT. SEAS DROP TO 5
FEET OR LESS THROUGH FRIDAY. THE WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL
INCREASE SEAS SLIGHTLY TO AROUND 6 TO 7 FEET WITH ISOLATED WIND
GUSTS TO 20 KT ON SATURDAY.
PZZ251-180715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT
10 NM-
902 AM PDT FRI APR 17 2026
TODAY
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, EASING TO AROUND 5 KT LATE THIS
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, RISING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
SAT
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 5 FT AT
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
W WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
MON
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ252-180715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
902 AM PDT FRI APR 17 2026
TODAY
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE LATE THIS MORNING,
BACKING TO N EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E AROUND 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS AROUND 4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE
DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
MON
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ253-180715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
902 AM PDT FRI APR 17 2026
TODAY
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO N EARLY THIS AFTERNOON,
RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E AROUND 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SUN
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE
DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
S WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT
10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
TUE
S WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT
9 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
902 AM PDT FRI APR 17 2026
TODAY
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE LATE THIS MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 5 FT AT
9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT
AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
SW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
TUE
W WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT, BUILDING TO
6 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW
7 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ272-180715-
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
902 AM PDT FRI APR 17 2026
TODAY
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, RISING TO 5 TO 10 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
SAT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT
9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT
AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
SW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE
MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ273-180715-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
902 AM PDT FRI APR 17 2026
TODAY
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
RAIN.
MON
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE
MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
902 AM PDT FRI APR 17 2026
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
GENERAL SEAS
3 FT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
FIRST EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.56 KT AT 531 PM FRIDAY. SEAS 3 FT.
SECOND EBB
VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 6.93 KT AT 547 AM
SATURDAY. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THIRD EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.32 KT AT 614 PM SATURDAY. SEAS 3 FT.
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