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NWS zone PZZ252 · Pacific Northwest

Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 nm fishing forecast

Oregon · Pacific coast

Score now

65Great
Rockfish · 8:00 AM PDT
Named spots
32
Species scored
12
Tide stations
1
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Overview

Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 nm is NWS marine zone PZZ252 on the Oregon Pacific coast, in the Pacific Northwest species region. The Waterlands engine treats it as open coast, near shore. It holds 32 named features from the USGS Geographic Names Information System and has 1 NOAA tide station nearby.

12 species are scored here in this forecast; Albacore tuna, Chinook salmon and Coho salmon are at peak season now.

At 8:00 AM it scores 65 (great), led by Rockfish. The best window for the rest of today is 8 AM-4 PM (ebb tide), peaking at 65 for Rockfish. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Sun, Oct 4 at 8 AM, scoring 78.

Best times to fish

Waterlands engine forecast computed 8:07 AM PDT.

Best window today

8 AM-4 PM · Ebb tide

Top species: Rockfish

65Great

Best hour of each day, next 14 days

  1. Wed, Sep 23

    65

    7 AM

    Rockfish

  2. Thu, Sep 24

    65

    8 PM

    Kelp greenling

  3. Fri, Sep 25

    63

    12 AM

    Kelp greenling

  4. Sat, Sep 26

    68

    9 AM

    Kelp greenling

  5. Sun, Sep 27

    70

    9 AM

    Kelp greenling

  6. Mon, Sep 28

    67

    3 PM

    Kelp greenling

  7. Tue, Sep 29

    68

    10 AM

    Kelp greenling

  8. Wed, Sep 30

    65

    1 PM

    Kelp greenling

  9. Thu, Oct 1

    76

    6 PM

    Chinook salmon

  10. Fri, Oct 2

    73

    7 PM

    Chinook salmon

  11. Sat, Oct 3

    77

    7 AM

    Kelp greenling

  12. Sun, Oct 4

    78

    8 AM

    Kelp greenling

    Best day

  13. Mon, Oct 5

    76

    9 AM

    Chinook salmon

  14. Tue, Oct 6

    73

    7 AM

    Coho salmon

Species · 12

Listed for the Pacific Northwest region. Scores are this hour; season is where the species is in its year.

65Great
RockfishSebastes spp. · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 31 more weeks · Best day Thu, Oct 1 at 6 PM (69)

64Good
Kelp greenlingHexagrammos decagrammus · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Sun, Oct 4 at 8 AM (78)

64Good
LingcodOphiodon elongatus · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 27 more weeks · Best day Thu, Oct 1 at 6 PM (69)

63Good
CabezonScorpaenichthys marmoratus · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 31 more weeks · Best day Sun, Oct 4 at 8 AM (70)

63Good
SurfperchEmbiotocidae (mainly Amphistichus spp.) · surf

Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Wed, Sep 23 at 11 AM (64)

52Good
Albacore tunaThunnus alalunga · pelagic

Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Wed, Sep 23 at 7 AM (52)

48Good
Pacific halibutHippoglossus stenolepis · bottom

Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Sat, Sep 26 at 1 PM (61)

48Good
SablefishAnoplopoma fimbria · bottom

Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Sun, Sep 27 at 3 PM (50)

20Poor
Chinook salmonOncorhynchus tshawytscha · sea-run

Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Sun, Oct 4 at 8 AM (76)

20Poor
Coho salmonOncorhynchus kisutch · sea-run

Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Thu, Oct 1 at 6 PM (75)

20Poor
Chum salmonOncorhynchus keta · sea-run

Off season, about 1 more week · Best day Sun, Oct 4 at 8 AM (69)

20Poor
Sockeye salmonOncorhynchus nerka · sea-run

Off season, about 1 more week · Best day Wed, Sep 23 at 12 AM (20)

Named spots · 32

Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.

20 more spots, A to Z

Nearest tide stations

GaribaldiNOAA 943754020.2 mi

Regulations

ODFW saltwater regulations Buy a Oregon fishing license License types

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Synced with ODFW Sep 22, 2026.

No reviewed rules for the species listed here are on file yet. Check with ODFW before you keep a fish.

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