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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
210 PM PDT Sun Sep 14 2025

Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater Washington to Florence Oregon
and westward 60 NM

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210 PM PDT Sun Sep 14 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
High pressure builds Sunday with winds turning northwest.
Offshore flow expected to develop Monday evening through Tuesday
morning. Winds become onshore afterwards as a frontal system
approaches the waters.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
210 PM PDT Sun Sep 14 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...E wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and W
5 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
210 PM PDT Sun Sep 14 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 2 ft at
8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW
5 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
around 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at
12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...E wind around 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and W
6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at
7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW
8 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
210 PM PDT Sun Sep 14 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at
10 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...E wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
210 PM PDT Sun Sep 14 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N late. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW
3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...E wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and W
6 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and W
6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at
6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW
8 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
210 PM PDT Sun Sep 14 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE late. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW
3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at
12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
13 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and W
6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...N wind around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 8 ft at
10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...N wind around 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
210 PM PDT Sun Sep 14 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at
13 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds, W
4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at
12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
13 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds, W
6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers
in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 8 to
10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW
8 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 8 to 9 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.

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Columbia River Bar-
210 PM PDT Sun Sep 14 2025

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...4 to 5 ft subsiding to 3 to 4 ft Tuesday morning.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 4.86 kt at 1111 PM Sunday. Seas 4 to 5
 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 2.02 kt at 1202 PM Monday. Seas 3 to
 4 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 4.68 kt at 1229 AM Tuesday. Seas 3 to
 4 ft.

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