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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
251 PM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

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

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251 PM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
High pressure remains offshore through the week while low pressure
weakens along the coast tonight. Breezy northeast winds turn
northwesterly and ease through mid-week. A weak front moves
across the waters late Thursday into Friday, followed by a
stronger front later this weekend.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
251 PM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NE
5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
5 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. A
slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after
midnight.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft
at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely
in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE after midnight.
Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: NW 10 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 10 ft at
15 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in
the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to
8 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 10 ft at 11 seconds
and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...W wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft, building to 12 to
14 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 8 seconds and W
12 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and
W 13 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
251 PM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to
5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and
W 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. A
chance of rain after midnight.
.THU...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of
rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at
16 seconds. Rain likely in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas
7 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 11 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 8 ft at 9 seconds and
NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...W wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft, building to 11 to
14 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 7 seconds and W
13 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and W 14 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
251 PM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and
W 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.THU...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of
rain after midnight.
.FRI...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
around 4 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain
in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 9 to
10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW
10 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...E wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and
NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 10 to
13 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds and W
13 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 4 seconds and
W 13 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
251 PM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW
6 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft
at 17 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 11 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: NW 12 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.SAT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and
NW 11 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then
rain likely in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt, veering to SW after midnight.
Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 11 ft at
13 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...W wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft, building to 13 to
17 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 8 seconds and W
15 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 16 to 17 ft, subsiding to
14 to 16 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and
W 15 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
251 PM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, easing to 5 to
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening, then rain after midnight.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at
17 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to
11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 11 ft, subsiding to 9 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 11 ft at 15 seconds. A chance
of rain in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and
W 11 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...W wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft, building to 13 to
16 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 7 seconds and W
14 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 14 to 16 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and
W 15 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
251 PM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of
rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to
10 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 11 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...E wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 11 ft at
15 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 10 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft, building to 12 to
15 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 6 seconds and W
14 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 14 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and
W 14 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.

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Columbia River Bar-
251 PM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...Around 4 ft through Thursday morning.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 4.3 kt at 1207 AM Wednesday. Seas 4
 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 2.7 kt at 101 PM Wednesday. Seas 4
 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 4.2 kt at 115 AM Thursday. Seas 4 ft.

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