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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
119 AM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026

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

PZZ200-300830-
119 AM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
A frontal boundary moves through the coastal waters today leading
to a period of breezy south-southwest winds and the arrival of a
northwesterly swell. Winds turn back northerly on Wednesday with
wave heights slowly falling through the end of the week.

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PZZ251-300830-
Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
119 AM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt early this
afternoon, then becoming SW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of
rain in the evening.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds, W 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW
6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU...E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW
3 ft at 9 seconds.

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PZZ252-300830-
Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
119 AM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and W
8 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at
12 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at
12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW
6 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at
9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.SAT 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 9 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
119 AM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog
in the evening.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at
12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW
6 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...N wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at
9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW
4 ft at 9 seconds.

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PZZ271-300830-
Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
119 AM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to
10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt early this afternoon, veering
to NW late. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds, W
9 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds, W 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.THU...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W after midnight.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at
9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.

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PZZ272-300830-
Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
119 AM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas
7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 8 ft at
13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 7 ft, subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
119 AM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026

.TODAY...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt this
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
7 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of
rain this morning.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
Patchy dense fog in the evening.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft, subsiding to
4 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W
4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.

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PZZ210-300830-
Columbia River Bar-
119 AM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...8 to 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft Wednesday morning.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 4.27 kt at 644 AM Tuesday. Seas 8 to 9
 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Very strong ebb current of 6.31 kt at 702 PM
 Tuesday. Seas 9 to 10 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 3.76 kt at 726 AM Wednesday. Seas 5 to
 6 ft.

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