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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
752 AM PDT Sun Sep 27 2026

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

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752 AM PDT Sun Sep 27 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
Breezy northerly winds continue at times through this evening. A
west to northwesterly swell arrives on Tuesday, leading to an
increase in wave heights the remainder of the week.


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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
752 AM PDT Sun Sep 27 2026

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

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at
11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds, SW
2 ft at 12 seconds and W 4 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and W
6 ft at 13 seconds. Rain after midnight.
.TUE...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds, W 8 ft at 13 seconds and SW
2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds, W
8 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain likely in the
evening.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.THU...E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds, W
5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 10 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
752 AM PDT Sun Sep 27 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 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW
4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW
4 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at
14 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft,
building to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
5 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W after midnight. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at
12 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W
6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 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, NW
6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 5 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
752 AM PDT Sun Sep 27 2026

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

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at
11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W
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, NW
6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft, building to
6 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
752 AM PDT Sun Sep 27 2026

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

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds, S
2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 5 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W
7 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.TUE...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 8 ft at 13 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain, mainly in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 8 ft at
12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 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 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU...NE wind around 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
752 AM PDT Sun Sep 27 2026

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

.TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late this
morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds, S
2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 5 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW
6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight.
.TUE...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 8 ft at 13 seconds and SW
2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at
12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 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 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to
5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at
11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
752 AM PDT Sun Sep 27 2026

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

.TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late this
morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds, S
2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 5 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at
13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at
12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 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. Seas 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to
5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at
11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.

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Columbia River Bar-
752 AM PDT Sun Sep 27 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...4 to 6 ft through Monday evening.

.FIRST EBB...Strong ebb current of 5.98 kt at 549 PM Sunday. Seas
 5 to 6 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 4.64 kt at 606 AM Monday. Seas 6 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Strong ebb current of 6.26 kt at 624 PM Monday. Seas
 9 ft.

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