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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
126 PM PDT Fri Aug 7 2026

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

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126 PM PDT Fri Aug 7 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
High pressure offshore will maintain north winds through the
weekend and into next week. There is a 40% chance for small craft
wind gusts up to 25 kt on Saturday south of Cape Foulweather, with
increased chances of 50-70% on Sunday.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
126 PM PDT Fri Aug 7 2026

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds. Areas of dense fog.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and
W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 4 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
126 PM PDT Fri Aug 7 2026

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Areas
of fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
N 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
126 PM PDT Fri Aug 7 2026

.REST OF TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W
2 ft at 11 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W
2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W
2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, subsiding to
3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
126 PM PDT Fri Aug 7 2026

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds.
Areas of dense fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 5 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
126 PM PDT Fri Aug 7 2026

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt late.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds.
Areas of dense fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
126 PM PDT Fri Aug 7 2026

.REST OF TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...N wind around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds.
Areas of dense fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 5 ft, subsiding to
3 to 4 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds, W
2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind around 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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Columbia River Bar-
126 PM PDT Fri Aug 7 2026

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...3 to 4 ft through Saturday noon.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 2.11 kt at 1207 PM Friday. Seas 3 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 5.21 kt at 1254 AM Saturday. Seas 3
 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 2.13 kt at 134 PM Saturday. Seas 3 to
 4 ft.

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