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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
839 AM PDT Fri Sep 5 2025

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

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839 AM PDT Fri Sep 5 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
Expect a switch from northerly today to southerly winds on
Saturday through the weekend as an upper-level low drops in the
region. This disturbance will also bring a chance (15%) for
thunderstorms over the coastal waters at times, especially today.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
839 AM PDT Fri Sep 5 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds. Widespread dense fog this morning. A slight chance
of tstms.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at
7 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance
of showers after midnight.
.SAT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the
evening.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of
showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Showers likely.
.TUE...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
839 AM PDT Fri Sep 5 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds. Widespread dense fog this morning. A slight chance
of tstms.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of tstms
in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. A
chance of showers.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Patchy dense
fog in the morning. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. A
chance of showers after midnight.
.MON...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of
showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
.TUE...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
839 AM PDT Fri Sep 5 2025

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds. Widespread dense fog this morning. A slight
chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of tstms in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight. Patchy dense fog after
midnight.
.SAT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. A
chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. Patchy dense
fog after midnight.
.SUN...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Patchy dense
fog in the morning. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Patchy
dense fog in the evening. A chance of showers after midnight.
.MON...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Showers likely in the morning, then
showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Showers.
.TUE...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Showers likely.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
839 AM PDT Fri Sep 5 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Widespread dense fog this
morning. A slight chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
A slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Showers likely,
mainly in the evening. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around
3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A
chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around
3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Showers likely.
.TUE...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around
3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 seconds. Showers likely.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
839 AM PDT Fri Sep 5 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog early
this morning. Widespread dense fog late this morning. A slight
chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
A chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight.
.SAT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the
evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
evening. A chance of showers.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around
3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around
3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 seconds. Showers likely.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
839 AM PDT Fri Sep 5 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Widespread dense fog this
morning. A slight chance of tstms until late afternoon, then a
chance of tstms late.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
A chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight.
.SAT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around
3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Showers.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Showers likely.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Columbia River Bar-
839 AM PDT Fri Sep 5 2025

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...3 to 4 ft.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 3.48 kt at 405 PM Friday. Seas 3 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 5.55 kt at 413 AM Saturday. Seas 4
 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 4.27 kt at 444 PM Saturday. Seas 3 ft.

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