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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
626 AM PDT Mon Aug 4 2025

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

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626 AM PDT Mon Aug 4 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 Tuesday with a
southerly wind reversal. Northwesterly flow then returns Thursday.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
626 AM PDT Mon Aug 4 2025

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W this afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely.
.WED...S wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 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 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...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.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
3 ft at 10 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
626 AM PDT Mon Aug 4 2025

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, becoming around 5 kt this
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to SE after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.WED...S wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in
the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W after midnight.
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: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
626 AM PDT Mon Aug 4 2025

.TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas
around 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.TUE...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers.
.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...W 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: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
626 AM PDT Mon Aug 4 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at
15 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.TUE...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft,
building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
4 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely.
.WED...S wind around 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 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, W 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...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.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
626 AM PDT Mon Aug 4 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at
13 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely.
.WED...S wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in
the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 5 to 6 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.
.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 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
626 AM PDT Mon Aug 4 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 5 to 6 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.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds.

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Columbia River Bar-
626 AM PDT Mon Aug 4 2025

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...3 ft building to 4 ft Tuesday afternoon.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 1.61 kt at 200 PM Monday. Seas 3 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 4.46 kt at 222 AM Tuesday. Seas 3 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 1.88 kt at 259 PM Tuesday. Seas 4 ft.

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