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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
200 PM PDT Wed Jun 18 2025

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

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200 PM PDT Wed Jun 18 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
Weak high pressure builds offshore on Thursday before a deep
trough of low pressure approaches the waters Friday into the
weekend.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
200 PM PDT Wed Jun 18 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W
6 ft at 11 seconds. Showers after midnight.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 9 seconds. Showers.
.SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 9 seconds.
Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas
6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely, mainly
in the evening.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 6 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas
around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at
11 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
200 PM PDT Wed Jun 18 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
W 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W
6 ft at 11 seconds. Showers after midnight.
.FRI...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to around 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
W 6 ft at 10 seconds. Showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Showers.
.SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft,
building to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
5 seconds and W 7 ft at 9 seconds. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 9 seconds. Showers.
.SUN...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
200 PM PDT Wed Jun 18 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at
12 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, easing
to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Showers after
midnight.
.FRI...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to around 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds
and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Showers.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 5 ft, building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
W 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 9 seconds. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Showers.
.SUN...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.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 around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
200 PM PDT Wed Jun 18 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. Showers after midnight.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
4 seconds, W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Showers, mainly in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 7 ft at 9 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening,
then showers after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 8 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.SUN...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
200 PM PDT Wed Jun 18 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, W
6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
4 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 7 ft at 9 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Showers.
.SAT...W wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft,
building to 8 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
6 seconds, W 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Showers.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in
the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
200 PM PDT Wed Jun 18 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds, W 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, W
6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers with a
slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
4 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Showers.
.SAT...W wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft
at 14 seconds. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW
7 ft at 9 seconds. Showers.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.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 around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and N 5 ft at 10 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Columbia River Bar-
200 PM PDT Wed Jun 18 2025

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...2 to 4 ft building to 4 to 6 ft Thursday night.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 4.21 kt at 1129 PM Wednesday. Seas 3
to 4 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 3.51 kt at 1126 AM Thursday. Seas 5
to 6 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 4.84 kt at 1230 AM Friday. Seas 5 to 6
 ft.

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