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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
231 PM PST Thu Nov 13 2025

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

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231 PM PST Thu Nov 13 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
An increasing westerly swell is building seas across all waters
which will cause conditions hazardous to small craft through
Friday morning. Another front moves through the waters Friday
night, with a 40-60% chance of wind gusts over 21 kts.


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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
231 PM PST Thu Nov 13 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

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

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
231 PM PST Thu Nov 13 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 11 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain
this evening, then rain after midnight.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at
13 seconds. Rain likely.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds.
Rain.
.SAT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 13 seconds.
Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 10 ft at
13 seconds. Rain.
.MON...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 10 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 10 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely, mainly
in the evening.
.TUE...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and W
7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
231 PM PST Thu Nov 13 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

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

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
231 PM PST Thu Nov 13 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after
midnight, veering to S late. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 11 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain until
early morning, then rain likely late.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
8 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...SW wind around 15 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at
13 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to
10 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and
W 11 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely, mainly
in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 10 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at
11 seconds. Rain likely.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
231 PM PST Thu Nov 13 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 11 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely early
this evening, then a chance of rain late this evening. Rain after
midnight.
.FRI...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at
12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and
W 8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and
W 9 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 6 seconds and W 11 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 10 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at
11 seconds. Rain likely.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
231 PM PST Thu Nov 13 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

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

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Columbia River Bar-
231 PM PST Thu Nov 13 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...8 to 10 ft subsiding to 6 to 7 ft Friday noon.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 3.22 kt at 1133 AM Thursday. Seas 8
 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 3.59 kt at 1141 PM Thursday. Seas 9
 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 3.79 kt at 1229 PM Friday. Seas 6 to 7
 ft.

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