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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
234 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025

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

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234 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
Low pressure lifting to the north will support winds out of the
south into the weekend. Winds and seas look to stay below small
craft advisory criteria through this upcoming weekend.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
234 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025

.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog this
evening. Areas of dense fog after midnight.
.THU...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning, then areas of
fog in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of rain after
midnight.
.SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then
around 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the evening,
then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around
3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the evening,
then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
234 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds. Patchy fog this evening, then areas of dense fog
after midnight.
.THU...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning, then patchy
fog in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.
.FRI...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy
dense fog.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening.
.SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to SE after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 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 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around
3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
234 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW late this evening
and early morning, backing to S late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Areas of
dense fog.
.THU...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning. Patchy fog in
the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
W 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SE after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around
3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
234 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this
evening. Areas of dense fog after midnight.
.THU...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Widespread dense fog in
the morning. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy
dense fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the
evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
7 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. A chance of rain
after midnight.
.SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then
around 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
234 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. Areas of dense fog after
midnight.
.THU...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the
morning. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog
after midnight.
.FRI...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain
in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 2 ft at
6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 2 ft at 6 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 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 and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
234 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds. Patchy fog this evening, then areas of dense fog
after midnight.
.THU...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Widespread dense fog in
the morning. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft
at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the evening,
then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
N 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 2 ft at 6 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 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 and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.

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Columbia River Bar-
234 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...3 ft subsiding to 2 ft Thursday evening.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 4.59 kt at 809 PM Wednesday. Seas 3
 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 3.46 kt at 812 AM Thursday. Seas 2 to
 3 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 4.36 kt at 843 PM Thursday. Seas 2 ft.

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