Offshore Waters
— Pacific - Washington & Oregon
Office:
KWBC
Issued:
Apr 15, 2026 at 3:03 PM PDT
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000 FZPN25 KWBC 152203 OFFPZ5 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 303 PM PDT Wed Apr 15 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. PZZ898-161115- 303 PM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...High pressure W of the waters will move E towards the area through Thu night, then move over the waters Fri while weakening. Developing low pressure will move to the NW of the waters while strengthening Fri night into Sat night, then move SE while staying W and then SW of the outer waters through Sun night. An associated warm front will approach the area from the W late Fri night into Sat. A cold front will move into the waters later Sat, then move onshore Sat night into early Sun. On Sun and Sun the low pressure will track close to the outer waters and then SE of the area Mon and Mon night. $$ PZZ800-161115- Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 303 PM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ900-161115- Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 303 PM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ805-161115- Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 303 PM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ905-161115- Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 303 PM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ810-161115- Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 303 PM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ910-161115- Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 303 PM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ815-161115- Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 303 PM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ915-161115- Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 303 PM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ .Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.