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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
112 PM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026

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

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112 PM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
Winds will increase early Saturday as a weakening frontal system
traverses the waters. Westerly winds behind the boundary will
shift northerly and strengthen Sunday and into next week. Seas
continue at 4 to 6 feet through the weekend.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
112 PM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026

.REST OF TODAY...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain after midnight.
.SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and
NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and W
4 ft at 9 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
112 PM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds. Rain after midnight.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
W 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds and
NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds and W
4 ft at 9 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
112 PM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave
Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 8 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain in
the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and
NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds and
NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds and W
4 ft at 9 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
112 PM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026

.REST OF TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
A chance of rain after midnight.
.SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft
at 14 seconds. Rain likely in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W
4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
112 PM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026

.REST OF TODAY...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain after
midnight.
.SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
4 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance
of rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft
at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at
8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
112 PM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at
9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W after midnight.
Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds
and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
7 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...N wind around 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds.

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Columbia River Bar-
112 PM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...3 ft building to 4 ft Friday evening.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 3.47 kt at 623 PM Thursday. Seas 3 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 5.54 kt at 620 AM Friday. Seas 4 to 5
 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 3.8 kt at 656 PM Friday. Seas 4 ft.

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