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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
222 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

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

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222 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
High pressure over the waters will maintain northerly winds
through the week. Breezy winds and choppy seas will continue
Small Craft Advisory conditions through late Wednesday night.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
222 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 8 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
222 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
222 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at
8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW
7 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at
10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft, subsiding to
3 to 4 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW
4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
222 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at
10 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
222 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
222 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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


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Columbia River Bar-
222 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...4 to 5 ft building to 5 to 6 ft Thursday morning.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 4.53 kt at 859 AM Wednesday. Seas 4
 to 5 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 4.61 kt at 954 PM Wednesday. Seas 5
 to 6 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 3.8 kt at 953 AM Thursday. Seas 5 to 6
 ft.

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