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Offshore Waters Forecast (Washington/Oregon)
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FZPN25 KWBC 230309
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
809 PM PDT Thu Oct 22 2026
Washington and Oregon waters-
Inner waters from 60 nm to 150 nm offshore.
Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore.
Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.
PZZ898-231615-
809 PM PDT Thu Oct 22 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...High pressure will
build E into the region tonight, then persist through Sun night
while slowly drifting S. A coastal trough will develop along the
southern Oregon coast tonight, expand N along the rest of the
Oregon coast Fri into Fri night, then persist through Sun. Low
pressure will develop along a stationary front N of the area Fri
night, then move SE through the Washington waters late Sat
through Sun night before dissipating near the Oregon coast Mon.
High pressure will build across the waters from the NW Mon, then
persist through Tue night.
$$
PZZ800-231615-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
809 PM PDT Thu Oct 22 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ900-231615-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
809 PM PDT Thu Oct 22 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ805-231615-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
809 PM PDT Thu Oct 22 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ905-231615-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
809 PM PDT Thu Oct 22 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ810-231615-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
809 PM PDT Thu Oct 22 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ910-231615-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
809 PM PDT Thu Oct 22 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ815-231615-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
809 PM PDT Thu Oct 22 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ915-231615-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
809 PM PDT Thu Oct 22 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.