Coastal Waters Forecast for Oregon / Washington

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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland, OR
122 pm pdt sat apr 18 2026

coastal waters from cape shoalwater washington to florence oregon
and westward 60 nm

pzz200-191115-
122 pm pdt sat apr 18 2026

.synopsis for the southern washington and northern oregon coast...
southerly winds will weaken and become east to southeast by early
sunday morning. winds then remain light through early next week
with seas staying under 10 ft. an area of low pressure sitting off
the coast will move inland during the middle of next week. this
will bring onshore flow, showers, and increasing winds and seas.

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pzz251-191115-
coastal waters from cape shoalwater wa to cape falcon or out
10 nm-
122 pm pdt sat apr 18 2026

.rest of today...s wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave
detail: nw 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.tonight...se wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to sw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.sun night...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to n after midnight.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.mon...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.mon night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight.
.tue...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to w in the afternoon. seas
around 5 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 around 5 ft. wave detail: w
2 ft at 4 seconds and w 5 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain.
.wed...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: w 3 ft at 5 seconds and nw 9 ft at
12 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the morning.
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 5 seconds and
nw 11 ft at 11 seconds.

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pzz252-191115-
coastal waters from cape falcon to cape foulweather or out 10 nm-
122 pm pdt sat apr 18 2026

.rest of today...sw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave
detail: nw 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.tonight...s wind around 5 kt, backing to se around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.sun...n wind around 5 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.sun night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 14 seconds.
.mon...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to w around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.mon night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight.
.tue...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to nw in the afternoon. seas
around 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.tue night...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. a chance of rain in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.wed...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
5 seconds and nw 8 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 5 seconds and nw 11 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain.

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pzz253-191115-
coastal waters from cape foulweather to florence or out 10 nm-
122 pm pdt sat apr 18 2026

.rest of today...sw wind around 5 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave
detail: nw 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.tonight...s wind around 5 kt, backing to se after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.sun...e wind around 5 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.sun night...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to n after midnight.
seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft after midnight. wave
detail: w 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.mon...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to w around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 13 seconds. a
chance of rain in the afternoon.
.mon night...sw wind around 5 kt, backing to se around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft after midnight.
wave detail: w 5 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.tue...e wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: w
2 ft at 4 seconds and nw 5 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 5 seconds and nw 8 ft at
14 seconds. rain.
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 5 seconds and
nw 10 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain.

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pzz271-191115-
waters from cape shoalwater wa to cape falcon or from 10 to 60 nm-
122 pm pdt sat apr 18 2026

.rest of today...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail:
s 2 ft at 4 seconds and nw 2 ft at 8 seconds. a slight chance of
rain.
.tonight...se 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 chance of rain after
midnight.
.sun...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to se in the afternoon. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of
rain in the morning.
.sun night...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to nw after midnight.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
12 seconds.
.mon night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight.
.tue...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 5 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 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 5 seconds and nw 6 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain
after midnight.
.wed...w wind 15 to 20 kt. seas around 8 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. a chance of rain in the morning.
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 11 to 12 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 5 seconds and nw 12 ft at 11 seconds.

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pzz272-191115-
waters from cape falcon to cape foulweather or from 10 to 60 nm-
122 pm pdt sat apr 18 2026

.rest of today...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail:
s 2 ft at 4 seconds and nw 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.tonight...se 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.
.sun...e wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to s in the afternoon. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of
rain in the morning.
.sun night...se wind around 5 kt, backing to n after midnight.
seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. wave
detail: w 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.mon...n wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of rain in
the afternoon.
.mon night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 14 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: 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 around 5 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 4 seconds and nw 5 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain
after midnight.
.wed...w wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 8 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: w 3 ft at 6 seconds and nw 10 ft at
12 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the morning.
.wed night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 11 to 12 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 5 seconds and nw 11 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain
after midnight.

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pzz273-191115-
waters from cape foulweather to florence or from 10 to 60 nm-
122 pm pdt sat apr 18 2026

.rest of today...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail:
s 2 ft at 4 seconds and nw 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 4 seconds and sw 4 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. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: se 2 ft
at 4 seconds and sw 5 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of rain.
.sun night...se wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to ne after midnight.
seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. wave
detail: w 7 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight.
.mon...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to sw in the afternoon. seas
6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain.
.mon night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.tue...se wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
around 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds. rain likely,
mainly in the morning.
.tue night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 2 ft at 4 seconds and nw 5 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain
after midnight.
.wed...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
5 seconds and nw 9 ft at 14 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the
morning.
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 10 to 11 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 5 seconds and nw 10 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of
rain.

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pzz210-191115-
columbia river bar-
122 pm pdt sat apr 18 2026

.in the main channel...

.general seas...2 to 3 ft building to 4 ft sunday evening.

.first ebb...ebb current of 4.32 kt at 614 pm saturday. seas 3 ft.

.second ebb...very strong ebb current of 7.03 kt at 629 am sunday.
 seas 6 ft.

.third ebb...ebb current of 3.95 kt at 659 pm sunday. seas 4 ft.

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