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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
128 PM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

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

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128 PM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
High pressure over the waters through this week. Upwelling along
the coast may continue to produce dense fog again tonight.
Northerly gusty winds with Small Craft Advisory conditions through
Monday. Wind based advisory becomes wave driven on Tuesday.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
128 PM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and overnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW
6 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at
9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
128 PM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to
5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at
9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW
7 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy
fog.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW
7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at
10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
128 PM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, easing to
5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at
9 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at
9 seconds. Widespread dense fog.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW
7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.THU...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog in
the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at
9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
128 PM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at
8 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at
10 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
128 PM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at
9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and
NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and
NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.


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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
128 PM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 8 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. Areas
of dense fog in the morning. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW
8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.


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Columbia River Bar-
128 PM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...5 to 6 ft subsiding to 4 to 5 ft Tuesday evening.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 3.98 kt at 816 PM Monday. Seas 5 to 6
 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 5.16 kt at 811 AM Tuesday. Seas 5 to
 6 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 4.32 kt at 902 PM Tuesday. Seas 4 to 5
 ft.

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