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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
202 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

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

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202 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
High pressure over the northeast Pacific and lower pressure inland
will lead to modest northerly to northwesterly winds through the
end of the week. The next front arrives Saturday evening into
Sunday, returning breezy southerly winds and building seas. There
is a 20 to 30 percent probability that Gale Force southerly wind
gusts occur ahead of the front on Sunday.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
202 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at
8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at
8 seconds.
.SAT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft
at 18 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 11 to
12 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W
12 ft at 17 seconds. Rain likely.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 5 seconds and W 12 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.MON...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft
at 7 seconds and W 10 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in
the morning.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds and W
9 ft at 13 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-
202 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TODAY...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N this afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at
8 seconds.
.SAT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft
at 18 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 11 to
12 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W
12 ft at 17 seconds. Rain likely.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 12 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds
and W 11 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds and W
9 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
202 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TODAY...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N early this afternoon,
rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SE after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at
8 seconds.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to
6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft
at 18 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 11 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 12 ft at 17 seconds. Rain
likely.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail:
S 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 12 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds
and W 10 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
202 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at
8 seconds.
.SAT...SE wind around 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of rain after
midnight.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, building to 12 to
13 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and W
13 ft at 16 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 12 ft, subsiding to
10 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and
W 12 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely.
.MON...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S
5 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 13 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-
202 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at
8 seconds.
.SAT...S wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of rain after
midnight.
.SUN...S wind around 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, building to 13 ft in
the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 13 ft at
17 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 15 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 12 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S
6 ft at 7 seconds and W 9 ft at 13 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-
202 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SE after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at
8 seconds.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of rain after
midnight.
.SUN...S wind around 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, building to 12 to
13 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W
13 ft at 17 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 15 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 12 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW
5 ft at 7 seconds and W 9 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.

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Columbia River Bar-
202 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...3 to 4 ft through Friday.

.FIRST EBB...Strong ebb current of 5.71 kt at 906 AM Thursday.
 Seas 4 to 5 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 2.55 kt at 949 PM Thursday. Seas 3
 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 4.98 kt at 1011 AM Friday. Seas 3 to
 4 ft.

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