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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
253 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

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

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253 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
Northwest flow with high pressure dissipating. 10-20% chance of
dense fog forming within the inner waters and near the Columbia
River Bar. Low pressure will move over the waters late Thur
shifting winds to the south. Strong south winds on Fri through
Sat, becoming northwest on Sat.


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PZZ251-141215-
Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
253 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this evening. Patchy fog late.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
4 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds, SW 5 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. Patchy fog.
.FRI...S wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 10
ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 7 seconds, S 7 ft at 8
seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming
SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to
10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW
7 ft at 7 seconds, W 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Rain. Patchy dense fog.
.SAT...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A
chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in
the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at
10 seconds.
.MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at
9 seconds.

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PZZ252-141215-
Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
253 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. A slight chance of rain this evening. A slight chance
of rain late. Patchy fog early this evening. Patchy fog late.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance
of rain in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds, W
4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening, then rain after midnight. Widespread dense fog.
.FRI...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft,
building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at
6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. Widespread fog in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to
8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW
2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. Widespread dense fog.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Patchy dense fog in the morning. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain after
midnight.
.SUN...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at
10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at
10 seconds.
.MON...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at
9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SE after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at
10 seconds.

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PZZ253-141215-
Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
253 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at
9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Areas of dense fog.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Widespread dense fog. A
slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight. Widespread dense fog in the evening, then patchy
fog after midnight.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 5 ft at 8 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. Widespread dense fog in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 6 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. Widespread dense fog.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A
chance of rain in the morning. Widespread dense fog in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft
at 14 seconds.
.SUN...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SE after midnight.
Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ271-141215-
Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
253 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog late.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in
the morning, then rain in the afternoon. Patchy dense fog.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 8 seconds
and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. Patchy fog.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing
to around 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW
5 ft at 5 seconds, W 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.
Patchy dense fog in the evening. Rain, mainly in the evening.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. A
chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds, W 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A
chance of rain in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.MON...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.


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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
253 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at
15 seconds. A slight chance of rain late this evening. Patchy fog
late.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning. Widespread dense fog in the afternoon.
A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 8 seconds
and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. Widespread dense fog in the
evening. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.FRI...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
Patchy fog in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. Widespread dense fog in the evening.
Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A
chance of rain in the morning. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds.

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PZZ273-141215-
Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
253 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at
8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
Widespread dense fog in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain in
the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at
15 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight. Widespread dense fog in the evening, then patchy
dense fog after midnight.
.FRI...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft
at 14 seconds. Rain. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 6 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. Widespread dense fog
in the evening. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A
chance of rain in the morning. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.

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Columbia River Bar-
253 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...4 to 5 ft subsiding to 4 ft Thursday evening.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 5.36 kt at 831 PM Wednesday. Seas 4 to
 5 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 4.22 kt at 839 AM Thursday. Seas 4
 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 5.36 kt at 922 PM Thursday. Seas 4 ft.

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