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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
209 AM PDT Sun Aug 3 2025

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

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209 AM PDT Sun Aug 3 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
Northwesterly flow through the next several days. Seas generally
between 3 to 5 feet. Frontal system arrives on Wednesday with a
southerly wind reversal.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
209 AM PDT Sun Aug 3 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 16 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds, W 2 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A
chance of rain in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED...S wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Showers likely.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at
11 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
209 AM PDT Sun Aug 3 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft
at 15 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
209 AM PDT Sun Aug 3 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt late. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 2 ft at
15 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
209 AM PDT Sun Aug 3 2025

.TODAY...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at
15 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain after
midnight.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds, W 2 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A
chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight.
.WED...S wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Showers likely.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A
chance of showers in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
209 AM PDT Sun Aug 3 2025

.TODAY...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 15 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds, W 2 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A
chance of rain in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED...S wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at
11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
A chance of showers in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.


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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
209 AM PDT Sun Aug 3 2025

.TODAY...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 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 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds, W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A
chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at
11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.


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Columbia River Bar-
209 AM PDT Sun Aug 3 2025

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...3 ft building to 3 to 4 ft Monday morning.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 3.89 kt at 1226 AM Sunday. Seas 3 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 1.57 kt at 1253 PM Sunday. Seas 3 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 4.1 kt at 126 AM Monday. Seas 3 to 4
 ft.

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