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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
819 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025

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

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819 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
An area of low pressure continues to weaken as it moves onshore
near the mouth of the Columbia River. Expect gusty southerly to
southwesterly winds across the waters and seas of 16 to 18 ft
through late this evening, before easing into Friday. Winds and
seas continue to ease Friday into the weekend.

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PZZ251-290430-
Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
819 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM PST FRIDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 to 30 kt with isolated gusts up to 35 kt,
easing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt late this evening,
then becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after
midnight, becoming N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 12 to 15 ft, subsiding
to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 8 ft at 9 seconds
and W 13 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely, mainly this evening.
.FRI...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at
4 seconds, W 8 ft at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. A
slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds.
A slight chance of rain.
.SAT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at
20 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in
the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds, W
2 ft at 10 seconds and W 8 ft at 18 seconds. Rain.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 16 seconds. Rain
likely, mainly in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds.
A chance of rain.

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PZZ252-290430-
Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
819 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM PST FRIDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 to 35 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts
up to 30 kt after midnight, then becoming W 15 to 20 kt late.
Seas 13 to 17 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: SW 8 ft at 10 seconds and W 14 ft at 13 seconds. Rain,
mainly this evening.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 13 seconds.
A chance of rain, mainly in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds.
A slight chance of rain.
.SAT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.SUN...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
W 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
11 seconds and W 6 ft at 20 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 8 ft at 19 seconds.
Rain likely.
.TUE...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 16 seconds. Rain likely.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds.
A chance of rain.

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PZZ253-290430-
Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
819 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM PST FRIDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 to 30 kt with isolated gusts up to 35 kt,
becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft,
subsiding to 10 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 8 ft at 9
seconds and W 14 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 7 to
10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 4 seconds, W 10 ft at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at
14 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 9 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at 20 seconds. A
chance of rain in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 8 ft at 19 seconds.
A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 8 ft at 16 seconds. Rain likely.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds.
A chance of rain.

$$

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
819 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM PST FRIDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming NW
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late this evening and early
morning, then becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late.
Seas 13 to 16 ft, subsiding to 10 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 15 ft at 13 seconds. A chance
of rain, mainly this evening.
.FRI...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 9 ft at
11 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of
rain.
.SAT...E wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NE in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 13 seconds
and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening.
.SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and W 7 ft at 19 seconds. A
chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 9 ft at 18 seconds.
Rain likely.
.TUE...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas around 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.

$$

PZZ272-290430-
Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
819 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM PST FRIDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to W 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt late this evening, easing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 14 to 17 ft, subsiding to 10 to
13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 9 seconds and W
16 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 9 ft at
11 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly in
the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
A slight chance of rain.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at
14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening.
.SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at
11 seconds and W 7 ft at 19 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 9 ft at 18 seconds.
Rain likely.
.TUE...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.

$$

PZZ273-290430-
Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
819 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM PST FRIDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming W
10 to 15 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft, subsiding to 11 to 13 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 9 seconds and W 16 ft at
13 seconds. Rain likely early this evening, then a chance of rain
late this evening and overnight.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E in the afternoon. Seas
8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
W 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 11 ft at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at
14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at
14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening.
.SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at
4 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and W 8 ft at 19 seconds. A
chance of rain in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, W
2 ft at 10 seconds and W 9 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.

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Columbia River Bar-
819 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM PST FRIDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...11 to 14 ft subsiding to 5 ft Friday evening.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 3.88 kt at 915 PM Thursday. Seas 11 to
 14 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 3.12 kt at 1038 AM Friday. Seas 6 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 3.54 kt at 1026 PM Friday. Seas 5 ft.

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