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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
214 AM PDT Tue Oct 7 2025

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

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214 AM PDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
High pressure breaks down Tuesday as a weak front moves from north
to south across the waters, causing an increase in northerly winds
Tuesday afternoon through early Wednesday morning. Low pressure
offshore toward the end of the week may turn winds more offshore.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
214 AM PDT Tue Oct 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and W
3 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and W
3 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
4 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of
rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE after midnight.
Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds.
Rain.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
214 AM PDT Tue Oct 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late this
morning, backing to N early this afternoon, rising to 10 to 15 kt
with gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to around 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance
of rain in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight.
Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at
12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
around 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in
the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
Rain.
.SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at
12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
214 AM PDT Tue Oct 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N this afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at
13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and W
3 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft,
building to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in
the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
10 seconds. Rain likely.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at
13 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
214 AM PDT Tue Oct 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and W
3 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds.
A slight chance of rain after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance
of rain in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at
12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI...E wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds.
Rain.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds.
Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas around 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 11 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
214 AM PDT Tue Oct 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, rising to
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. A slight
chance of rain late.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds.
A slight chance of rain.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance
of rain in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI...E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
around 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in
the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
214 AM PDT Tue Oct 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
N 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds.
A slight chance of rain.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance
of rain in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.FRI...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW
7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.

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Columbia River Bar-
214 AM PDT Tue Oct 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...3 to 4 ft building to 6 to 8 ft by Wednesday
morning.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 5.23 kt at 509 AM Tuesday. Seas 3 to 4
 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Very strong ebb current of 6.75 kt at 530 PM
 Tuesday. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 5.0 kt at 552 AM Wednesday. Seas 6 to
 7 ft.

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