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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
148 AM PDT Mon Aug 24 2026

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

PZZ200-250900-
148 AM PDT Mon Aug 24 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
North winds remain in place on today before becoming south to
southwest on Tuesday, strongest over the inner waters with gusts
as high as 15-20 kt. Significant wave heights should remain around
3 to 5 ft through Friday.

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PZZ251-250900-
Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
148 AM PDT Mon Aug 24 2026

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

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW
5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the evening, then
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and
NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, easing to
5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
4 seconds and W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at
9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
5 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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PZZ252-250900-
Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
148 AM PDT Mon Aug 24 2026

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

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming S
5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the evening,
then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
2 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to E after midnight.
Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.FRI...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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PZZ253-250900-
Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
148 AM PDT Mon Aug 24 2026

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

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft this morning, then
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft
at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy
dense fog.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.WED...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around
3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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PZZ271-250900-
Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
148 AM PDT Mon Aug 24 2026

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

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at
8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, SW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

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PZZ272-250900-
Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
148 AM PDT Mon Aug 24 2026

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

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or
less. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
13 seconds.

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PZZ273-250900-
Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
148 AM PDT Mon Aug 24 2026

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

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W
around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds, W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.


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PZZ210-250900-
Columbia River Bar-
148 AM PDT Mon Aug 24 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...3 to 4 ft subsiding to 3 ft Tuesday morning.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 4.41 kt at 242 AM Monday. Seas 3 to 4
 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 2.35 kt at 318 PM Monday. Seas 4 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 4.8 kt at 330 AM Tuesday. Seas 3 ft.

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