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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
816 PM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

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

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816 PM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
A series of frontal system move across the waters Thursday
through the weekend. There is up to a 20% chance for gales on
Sunday.

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PZZ251-040430-
Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
816 PM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

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

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PZZ252-040430-
Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
816 PM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

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

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
816 PM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

.TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.THU...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at
13 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds.
Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely, mainly
in the evening.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
816 PM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

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

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PZZ272-040430-
Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
816 PM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and overnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain after
midnight.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
14 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
6 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt, rising to around 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W
7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and
W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely,
mainly in the evening.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
816 PM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
8 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and
W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.

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PZZ210-040430-
Columbia River Bar-
816 PM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...8 ft subsiding to 5 ft Thursday morning.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 3.57 kt at 240 AM Wednesday. Seas 8
 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Very strong ebb current of 7.14 kt at 301 PM
 Wednesday. Seas 10 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 3.65 kt at 333 AM Thursday. Seas 5 ft.

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