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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
110 AM PDT WED SEP 16 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
PZZ200-162315-
110 AM PDT WED SEP 16 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
NORTHERLY WINDS PERSIST OVER THE WATERS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
OFFSHORE. NORTHERLIES STRENGTHEN AND SEAS BECOME STEEP AND CHOPPY
TODAY. WINDS EASE LATE IN THE WEEK, BEFORE BECOMING BREEZY AGAIN
OVER THE WEEKEND.
PZZ251-162315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT
10 NM-
110 AM PDT WED SEP 16 2026
TODAY
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH BRIEF GUSTS
UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
FRI
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
W WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO N AROUND 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 7 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
PZZ252-162315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
110 AM PDT WED SEP 16 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
TODAY
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT
7 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
FRI
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT
AT 8 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT
AT 6 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
PZZ253-162315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
110 AM PDT WED SEP 16 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
TODAY
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW
6 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO W AROUND 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
FRI
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT
AT 8 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT
6 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 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
PZZ271-162315-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
110 AM PDT WED SEP 16 2026
TODAY
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH BRIEF GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 8
SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
FRI
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT
AT 6 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
PZZ272-162315-
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
110 AM PDT WED SEP 16 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
TODAY
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS AROUND
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND
NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
NW 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.
FRI
W WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT
AT 8 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT
AT 6 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
PZZ273-162315-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
110 AM PDT WED SEP 16 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
TODAY
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
NW 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.
FRI
W WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT
AT 8 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT
AT 6 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
PZZ210-162315-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
110 AM PDT WED SEP 16 2026
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
GENERAL SEAS
3 TO 4 FT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
FIRST EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 2.88 KT AT 828 AM WEDNESDAY. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SECOND EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.55 KT AT 850 PM WEDNESDAY. SEAS 4
FT.
THIRD EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 2.24 KT AT 912 AM THURSDAY. SEAS 4 FT.
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