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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
1220 PM PST Sun Mar 1 2026

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

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1220 PM PST Sun Mar 1 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
High pressure will result in benign marine conditions through
Monday night. The next system arrives on Tuesday, returning breezy
southerly winds and building seas.

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PZZ251-022030-
Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
1220 PM PST Sun Mar 1 2026

.TONIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to SE around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and
NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this
evening. A chance of showers late.
.MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW
2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.TUE...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S
5 ft at 7 seconds. Rain.
.WED...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 5 ft at
13 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.

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PZZ252-022030-
Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
1220 PM PST Sun Mar 1 2026

.TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Rain.
.TUE...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds. Rain
in the evening, then showers after midnight.
.WED...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 6 seconds and SW 4 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU 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. Rain.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
1220 PM PST Sun Mar 1 2026

.TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Showers likely early
this evening, then a chance of showers late this evening and
overnight. Patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight.
.MON...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.TUE...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. Rain.
.WED...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
6 seconds and SW 4 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU 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. Rain.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at
10 seconds. Rain likely.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
1220 PM PST Sun Mar 1 2026

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

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
1220 PM PST Sun Mar 1 2026

.TONIGHT...E wind around 5 kt, veering to S after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of showers this evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight.
.MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at
9 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.TUE...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. Rain.
.WED...W wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft,
building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
6 seconds and SW 6 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 5 seconds and W 10 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the
evening, then rain after midnight.
.THU...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to
9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W
10 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
1220 PM PST Sun Mar 1 2026

.TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Showers likely
early this evening, then a chance of showers late this evening
and overnight.
.MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers,
mainly in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW
2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.TUE...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. Rain.
.WED...W wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft,
building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
6 seconds and SW 6 ft at 14 seconds. Rain, mainly in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening, then rain after midnight.
.THU...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to
9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely, mainly
in the evening.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 7 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.

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PZZ210-022030-
Columbia River Bar-
1220 PM PST Sun Mar 1 2026

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...Around 3 ft through Monday afternoon.

.FIRST EBB...Strong ebb current of 5.92 kt at 313 PM Sunday. Seas
 4 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 4.33 kt at 345 AM Monday. Seas 3 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Strong ebb current of 5.96 kt at 358 PM Monday. Seas
 4 ft.

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