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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
1000 PM PDT Mon Jul 7 2025

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

PZZ200-082030-
1000 PM PDT Mon Jul 7 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
High pressure offshore will maintain northerly winds across the
coastal waters through much of the week. Winds will be strongest
during the afternoon and evening hours each day, especially over
the central and southern waters. A weak front will move across the
waters Wednesday morning.

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PZZ251-082030-
Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
1000 PM PDT Mon Jul 7 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at
7 seconds. Patchy fog late this evening, then areas of dense fog.
.TUE...NW 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. Areas of fog in the morning,
then patchy fog in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at
8 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the evening, then areas of fog
after midnight. A chance of rain after midnight.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning. Areas of fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.

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PZZ252-082030-
Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
1000 PM PDT Mon Jul 7 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning,
then patchy fog in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at
8 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the evening, then areas of fog
after midnight.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 8 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and
W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
6 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW
6 ft at 11 seconds.

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PZZ253-082030-
Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
1000 PM PDT Mon Jul 7 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog late
this evening, then areas of dense fog.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. Areas of fog.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Widespread dense
fog.
.WED...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds and W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW
6 ft at 11 seconds.

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PZZ271-082030-
Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
1000 PM PDT Mon Jul 7 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog late this evening, then areas of dense
fog.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
Areas of fog.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Widespread fog in the
evening, then areas of fog after midnight. A slight chance of
rain after midnight.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

PZZ272-082030-
Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
1000 PM PDT Mon Jul 7 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog
late this evening, then areas of dense fog.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
Areas of fog.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.THU...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
6 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

PZZ273-082030-
Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
1000 PM PDT Mon Jul 7 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds. Patchy fog late this evening, then areas of dense
fog.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft
at 16 seconds. Areas of fog.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W after midnight.
Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Widespread fog in the
evening, then patchy fog after midnight.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at
7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ210-082030-
Columbia River Bar-
1000 PM PDT Mon Jul 7 2025

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...2 to 3 ft through Wednesday morning.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 5.17 kt at 339 AM Tuesday. Seas 3 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 2.22 kt at 412 PM Tuesday. Seas 3 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 5.48 kt at 421 AM Wednesday. Seas 3 to
 4 ft.

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