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coastal waters forecast
national weather service portland or
141 am pdt fri apr 17 2026

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


pzz210-172330-
columbia river bar-
141 am pdt fri apr 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 am pdt this morning...

.in the main channel...

.general seas...4 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft saturday morning.

.first ebb...very strong ebb current of 6.52 kt at 507 am friday.
 seas 7 to 8 ft.

.second ebb...ebb current of 4.56 kt at 531 pm friday. seas 3 ft.

.third ebb...very strong ebb current of 6.93 kt at 547 am
 saturday. seas 5 to 6 ft.

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
209 pm pdt thu apr 16 2026

inland waters of western washington and the northern and central
washington coastal waters including the olympic coast national
marine sanctuary


pzz130-171015-
west entrance u.s. waters strait of juan de fuca-
209 pm pdt thu apr 16 2026

.tonight...w wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...sw wind around 5 kt, veering to n in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind around 5 kt, veering to e after midnight.
seas around 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...e wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft
at 3 seconds and w 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...e wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: e
2 ft at 4 seconds and w 2 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight. 
.sun...e wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft at
4 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sun night...n wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 7 seconds and w 4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to se in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.mon night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
9 seconds and w 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.tue night...w wind around 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 14 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
209 pm pdt thu apr 16 2026

inland waters of western washington and the northern and central
washington coastal waters including the olympic coast national
marine sanctuary


pzz131-171015-
central u.s. waters strait of juan de fuca-
209 pm pdt thu apr 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 5 pm pdt this afternoon
through late tonight...

.tonight...w wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt. waves 4 to
6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. 
.fri...w wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne in the afternoon. waves
around 2 ft or less. 
.fri night...e wind 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft or less. 
.sat...e wind 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft or less.
.sat night...e wind 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft or less. a
chance of rain. 
.sun...e wind 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft or less. a chance of
rain in the morning. 
.sun night...w wind around 5 kt. waves around 2 ft or less. 
.mon...e wind 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft or less. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft or less. 
.tue...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
waves around 2 ft or less. a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. waves around 3 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
209 pm pdt thu apr 16 2026

inland waters of western washington and the northern and central
washington coastal waters including the olympic coast national
marine sanctuary


pzz133-171015-
northern inland waters including the san juan islands-
209 pm pdt thu apr 16 2026

.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late this
evening, then becoming w 5 to 10 kt after midnight. waves around
2 ft or less. 
.fri...s wind around 5 kt. waves around 2 ft or less.
.fri night...nw wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable. waves around 2 ft or less. 
.sat...ne wind around 5 kt. waves around 2 ft or less. 
.sat night...n wind around 5 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
waves around 2 ft or less. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. waves
around 2 ft or less. 
.sun night...nw wind around 5 kt. waves around 2 ft or less. 
.mon...nw wind around 5 kt. waves around 2 ft or less. 
.mon night...w wind around 5 kt, backing to s after midnight.
waves around 2 ft or less. 
.tue...s wind 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft or less.
.tue night...sw wind around 5 kt. waves around 2 ft or less.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
209 pm pdt thu apr 16 2026

inland waters of western washington and the northern and central
washington coastal waters including the olympic coast national
marine sanctuary


pzz150-171015-
coastal waters from cape flattery to james island out 10 nm-
209 pm pdt thu apr 16 2026

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to
8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind around 5 kt, veering to e after midnight.
seas around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 2 ft
at 5 seconds and nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of rain in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s
5 ft at 9 seconds and w 3 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight. 
.sun...e wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 8 seconds, w 2 ft at
12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sun night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 7 seconds, w 5 ft at 13 seconds and sw 3 ft at
14 seconds. 
.mon...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and w 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.mon night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 8 seconds and w 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 7 seconds, w 4 ft at 9 seconds and w 3 ft at 15 seconds. a
chance of rain. 
.tue night...w wind around 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft, building to
6 to 8 ft after midnight. wave detail: w 7 ft at 13 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
209 pm pdt thu apr 16 2026

inland waters of western washington and the northern and central
washington coastal waters including the olympic coast national
marine sanctuary


pzz110-171015-
grays harbor bar-
209 pm pdt thu apr 16 2026

combined seas around 6 to 9 ft decreasing to 4 to 6 ft friday 
morning. bar conditions rough, becoming moderate. maximum ebb 
currents will occur around 445 pm thursday, 500 am friday, and 530
pm friday. the friday morning ebb will be very strong.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
209 pm pdt thu apr 16 2026

inland waters of western washington and the northern and central
washington coastal waters including the olympic coast national
marine sanctuary


pzz156-171015-
coastal waters from point grenville to cape shoalwater out 10 nm-
209 pm pdt thu apr 16 2026

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

$$

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
209 pm pdt thu apr 16 2026

inland waters of western washington and the northern and central
washington coastal waters including the olympic coast national
marine sanctuary


pzz170-171015-
coastal waters from cape flattery to james island 10 to 60 nm-
209 pm pdt thu apr 16 2026

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to
8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.fri...w wind around 5 kt, backing to s in the afternoon. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri night...e wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...se wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: s 4 ft at 5 seconds, sw 4 ft at 9 seconds
and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.sat night...se wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s
6 ft at 9 seconds, w 4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.
rain likely. 
.sun...e wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at
8 seconds, nw 3 ft at 13 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. rain
likely, mainly in the morning. 
.sun night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 7 seconds and w 6 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...n wind around 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and n 6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon night...sw wind around 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail:
sw 3 ft at 8 seconds, w 5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.tue...sw wind around 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 7 seconds, w 6 ft at 9 seconds and w 4 ft at 15 seconds. a
chance of rain in the morning. 
.tue night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 8 seconds, w
9 ft at 10 seconds and sw 4 ft at 13 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
209 pm pdt thu apr 16 2026

inland waters of western washington and the northern and central
washington coastal waters including the olympic coast national
marine sanctuary


pzz173-171015-
coastal waters from james island to point grenville 10 to 60 nm-
209 pm pdt thu apr 16 2026

.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to
9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to se in the afternoon. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...ne wind around 5 kt, veering to e after midnight.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.sat...se wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: se 5 ft at 5 seconds, w 4 ft at 9 seconds
and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.sat night...se wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s
7 ft at 8 seconds, w 4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds.
rain.
.sun...se wind around 15 kt, easing to around 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 7 seconds, w
3 ft at 14 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. rain likely, mainly
in the morning. 
.sun night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 8 seconds and w 6 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...n wind around 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and n 6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 7 seconds, w 5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.tue...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 7 seconds, w 5 ft at 9 seconds and w 4 ft at 15 seconds. a
chance of rain in the morning. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 8 seconds, nw
9 ft at 10 seconds and sw 4 ft at 15 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
209 pm pdt thu apr 16 2026

inland waters of western washington and the northern and central
washington coastal waters including the olympic coast national
marine sanctuary


pzz176-171015-
coastal waters from point grenville to cape shoalwater 10 to
60 nm-
209 pm pdt thu apr 16 2026

.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. seas
7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt, veering to e in the afternoon. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...se wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft
at 5 seconds, nw 3 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. a
chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.sat night...se wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s
6 ft at 7 seconds, w 4 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. rain likely. 
.sun...se wind around 15 kt, easing to around 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 7 seconds, w
3 ft at 14 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. rain likely, mainly
in the morning. 
.sun night...n wind around 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft, building to
7 to 8 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 8 seconds and
nw 7 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon...n wind around 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and n 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.mon night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 7 seconds, w 5 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.tue...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 7 seconds, w 5 ft at 10 seconds and w 4 ft at 15 seconds. a
chance of rain in the morning. 
.tue night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 8 seconds, nw
8 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 15 seconds.  

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
209 pm pdt thu apr 16 2026

inland waters of western washington and the northern and central
washington coastal waters including the olympic coast national
marine sanctuary


pzz153-171015-
coastal waters from james island to point grenville out 10 nm-
209 pm pdt thu apr 16 2026

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

$$