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coastal waters forecast
national weather service portland or
1248 am pdt thu apr 16 2026

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


pzz210-162230-
columbia river bar-
1248 am pdt thu apr 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 8 am pdt this morning...

.in the main channel...

.general seas...8 to 11 ft.

.first ebb...strong ebb current of 5.86 kt at 429 am thursday.
 seas 9 to 11 ft.

.second ebb...ebb current of 4.63 kt at 448 pm thursday. seas 7 
to 8 ft.

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

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
156 am 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


pzz110-162200-
grays harbor bar-
156 am pdt thu apr 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 11 am pdt this morning...

combined seas around 10 feet this morning, returning to 8 to 10 ft
later today. bar conditions rough, becoming moderate. maximum ebb
currents will occur around 415 am thursday, 445 pm thursday, and 
500 am friday. the thursday morning ebb will be strong and the 
friday morning ebb will be very strong.

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
156 am 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


pzz130-162200-
west entrance u.s. waters strait of juan de fuca-
156 am pdt thu apr 16 2026

.today...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...sw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 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 9 seconds. 
.sat...e wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft
at 3 seconds. a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.sat night...e wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: e
2 ft at 3 seconds and w 2 ft at 11 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 and w 2 ft at 14 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the
morning. 
.sun night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...e wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
11 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to s after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 10 seconds.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
156 am 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


pzz131-162200-
central u.s. waters strait of juan de fuca-
156 am pdt thu apr 16 2026

.today...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt. waves 3 to
4 ft. 
.tonight...w wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. waves 3 to 4 ft. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne in the afternoon. waves
around 2 ft or less. 
.fri night...ne wind around 5 kt, veering to e after midnight.
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. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 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.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
156 am 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


pzz133-162200-
northern inland waters including the san juan islands-
156 am pdt thu apr 16 2026

.today...w wind around 5 kt, backing to s this afternoon. waves
around 2 ft or less. 
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. 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. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.sun...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. waves
around 2 ft or less. a chance of rain in the morning. 
.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 sw after midnight.
waves around 2 ft or less.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
156 am 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


pzz150-162200-
coastal waters from cape flattery to james island out 10 nm-
156 am pdt thu apr 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 11 am pdt this morning...

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

$$

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
156 am 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


pzz153-162200-
coastal waters from james island to point grenville out 10 nm-
156 am pdt thu apr 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 11 am pdt this morning...

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

$$

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
156 am 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


pzz156-162200-
coastal waters from point grenville to cape shoalwater out 10 nm-
156 am pdt thu apr 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 11 am pdt this morning...

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

$$

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
156 am 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


pzz170-162200-
coastal waters from cape flattery to james island 10 to 60 nm-
156 am pdt thu apr 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 11 am pdt this morning...

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to
8 ft this afternoon. wave detail: w 9 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.
wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...w wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to s in the afternoon. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and w 2 ft at
9 seconds. 
.fri night...e wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 8 seconds, w 2 ft at 9 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, n 2 ft at 6 seconds
and sw 3 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.sat night...se wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
2 ft at 8 seconds, s 6 ft at 9 seconds and w 4 ft at 12 seconds.
rain likely. 
.sun...se wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 8 seconds, w
5 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 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 7 seconds and w 6 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 4 seconds, s 3 ft at 7 seconds and w 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 7 seconds, nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and w 5 ft at 10 seconds.
 

$$

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
156 am 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


pzz173-162200-
coastal waters from james island to point grenville 10 to 60 nm-
156 am pdt thu apr 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 11 am pdt this morning...

.today...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to
9 ft this afternoon. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to
7 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas 4 to
5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and w 2 ft at 9 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, w
2 ft at 9 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, nw 2 ft at
8 seconds and sw 4 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.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 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds.
rain.
.sun...se wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 8 seconds, w
5 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: s
4 ft at 7 seconds and w 6 ft at 13 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft
at 4 seconds, s 3 ft at 7 seconds and w 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 7 seconds, n 5 ft at 8 seconds and w 5 ft at 10 seconds. 

$$

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
156 am 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


pzz176-162200-
coastal waters from point grenville to cape shoalwater 10 to
60 nm-
156 am pdt thu apr 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 11 am pdt this morning...

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

$$