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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
236 PM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025

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

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236 PM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
Low pressure continues through Sunday morning with southerly wind.
Winds return to a northerly flow regime by Monday as high
pressure builds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
236 PM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025

.TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Patchy
fog late.
.SAT...SE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning.
Widespread dense fog in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then
around 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
Patchy dense fog in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds, W 4 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
236 PM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025

.TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt, backing to SE late. Seas around
2 ft or less. Patchy fog late this evening.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less. Patchy dense fog.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then
around 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 11 seconds.
Patchy dense fog.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning. Widespread dense fog in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, W
3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W
3 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds, W 4 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
236 PM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025

.TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt, backing to SE late. Seas around
2 ft or less. Patchy fog.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Areas of fog in the morning.
Patchy dense fog in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then
around 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Widespread dense fog.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at
11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
Patchy fog in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at
9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, subsiding to
3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at
14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at
14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
4 ft at 13 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
236 PM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025

.TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the morning. Patchy dense fog.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense
fog.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds, W 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds, W 4 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.


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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
236 PM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025

.TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog late this evening.
.SAT...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
16 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. Patchy
dense fog.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then
around 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 11 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED...N wind around 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
236 PM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025

.TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog until early morning. A
slight chance of showers late.
.SAT...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight
chance of showers in the morning. Areas of fog in the morning.
Patchy dense fog in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then
around 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening.
Widespread dense fog after midnight.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.MON...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 15 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.

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Columbia River Bar-
236 PM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...2 to 3 ft through Saturday evening.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 4.08 kt at 924 PM Friday. Seas 2 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 2.17 kt at 934 AM Saturday. Seas 2
 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 3.79 kt at 1016 PM Saturday. Seas 2 to
 3 ft.

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