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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
1258 PM PDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON  
AND WESTWARD 60 NM  
 
PZZ200-032000-  
1258 PM PDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST  
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE  
WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND, BREEZIEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS, ALONG WITH A LESS THAN 10%  
CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL THE WATERS THROUGH LATE THIS  
EVENING. A SOUTHERLY WIND REVERSAL ON MONDAY WILL BRING NEARSHORE  
MARINE STRATUS AND A CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN/AGGRESSIVE DRIZZLE,  
ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT AND IN THE MORNING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE  
WEEK.  
 
 
 
PZZ251-032000-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT  
10 NM-  
1258 PM PDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE THIS  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY  
THIS EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING.    
SUN  
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W  
7 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W  
8 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
MON  
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W  
8 FT AT 13 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
TUE  
SW WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
4 FT AT 13 SECONDS.    
WED  
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT  
14 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
THU  
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT, RISING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
PZZ252-032000-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-  
1258 PM PDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT,  
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY  
THIS EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING.    
SUN  
S WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT  
15 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W  
8 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
MON  
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
S WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 13 SECONDS.    
TUE  
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
4 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
WED  
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO W AROUND 5 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
THU  
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WIND AROUND 10 KT, BACKING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT  
11 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
PZZ253-032000-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-  
1258 PM PDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING. PATCHY DENSE FOG LATE.    
SUN  
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT  
AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 6 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
MON  
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT  
14 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS.    
TUE  
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT  
AT 12 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT  
AND VARIABLE. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT  
11 SECONDS.    
WED  
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, BECOMING W AROUND 5 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W  
5 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT  
12 SECONDS.    
THU  
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, RISING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT  
11 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT  
11 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
PZZ271-032000-  
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
1258 PM PDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING.    
SUN  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WIND AROUND 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW  
9 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
MON  
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
W 8 FT AT 13 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 12 SECONDS.    
TUE  
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
WED  
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
THU  
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT  
11 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
PZZ272-032000-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
1258 PM PDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING.    
SUN  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W  
8 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
MON  
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 13 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 12 SECONDS.    
TUE  
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
4 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
WED  
W WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
THU  
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
N WIND AROUND 10 KT, BACKING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT  
11 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
PZZ273-032000-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
1258 PM PDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS  
6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING.    
SUN  
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT  
15 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS AROUND 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT  
15 SECONDS.    
MON  
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO  
7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W  
7 FT AT 14 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 12 SECONDS.    
TUE  
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
W 4 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
WED  
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT, RISING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
W 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
THU  
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT  
11 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
PZZ210-032000-  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
1258 PM PDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH  
SUNDAY MORNING...  
   
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL  
 
   
GENERAL SEAS  
6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT SUNDAY EVENING.  
   
FIRST EBB  
EBB CURRENT OF 3.26 KT AT 606 PM SATURDAY. SEAS 6 FT.  
   
SECOND EBB  
STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 5.7 KT AT 613 AM SUNDAY. SEAS  
8 FT.  
   
THIRD EBB  
EBB CURRENT OF 2.99 KT AT 641 PM SUNDAY. SEAS 7 TO 8  
FT.  
 
 
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