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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
222 PM PDT Sat Jul 26 2025

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

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222 PM PDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
Through the weekend into early next week an area of high pressure
near the surface will keep the forecast fairly similar day to day
with no noteworthy concerns. Expect generally north to northwest
winds each afternoon/evening with gusts up to 10-20 kt and seas
around 3 to 5 ft.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
222 PM PDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
222 PM PDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around
3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and N 4 ft at
7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and N 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 6 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
222 PM PDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or
less. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and N 4 ft at
7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at
7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and N
4 ft at 7 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
222 PM PDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.SUN...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and N 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and N 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and N 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
222 PM PDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and N 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and N 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 6 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 6 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
222 PM PDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds
and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
6 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 6 seconds.

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Columbia River Bar-
222 PM PDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...2 to 3 ft.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 3.93 kt at 654 PM Saturday. Seas 2 to
 3 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Strong ebb current of 5.8 kt at 700 AM Sunday. Seas
 3 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 4.06 kt at 736 PM Sunday. Seas 2 ft.

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