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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
1254 AM PDT Fri Aug 28 2026

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

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1254 AM PDT Fri Aug 28 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
High pressure builds across the waters today bringing a return of
north to northwest winds across all waters through the weekend.
Seas 6 feet or less through the weekend. More active weather
potentially returns early next week.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
1254 AM PDT Fri Aug 28 2026

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at
7 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at
7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
4 seconds and SW 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...S wind around 5 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas around 5 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 9 seconds, W 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft
at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
1254 AM PDT Fri Aug 28 2026

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at
7 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and SW 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas around 5 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 9 seconds. A
chance of rain.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
1254 AM PDT Fri Aug 28 2026

.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 and W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at
7 seconds.
.SAT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at
7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to
5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and SW 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW
5 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
1254 AM PDT Fri Aug 28 2026

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
18 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at
7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SW 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A
chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas around 5 ft, building to 7 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
1254 AM PDT Fri Aug 28 2026

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
18 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds, SW 5 ft at 15 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to
7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at
9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A
chance of rain in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas around 5 ft, building to 7 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
1254 AM PDT Fri Aug 28 2026

.TODAY...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog early this
morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
18 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, SW 4 ft at 15 seconds and NW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A
chance of rain in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.

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Columbia River Bar-
1254 AM PDT Fri Aug 28 2026

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

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

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 5.43 kt at 524 AM Friday. Seas 3 to 4
 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 4.45 kt at 551 PM Friday. Seas 3 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 5.34 kt at 556 AM Saturday. Seas 3 ft.

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