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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
213 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

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

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213 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
A weak front will bring increasing northwest winds and building
seas today. Conditions ease Wednesday. A series of frontal system
move across the waters Thursday through the weekend. There is up
to a 20% chance for gales on Sunday.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
213 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt late. Seas
8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at
16 seconds. A chance of showers until late afternoon, then a
slight chance of showers late.
.TONIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.WED...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. A
slight chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SE around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. A
chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight.
.THU...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...SW wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
5 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W
7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.

$$

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
213 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 16 seconds.
A chance of showers, mainly this morning.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.WED...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely after midnight.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and W
7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.

$$

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
213 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 16 seconds.
A chance of showers early this morning, then a slight chance of
showers late this morning and early afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely
in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.

$$

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
213 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at
15 seconds. A slight chance of showers this morning.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers
after midnight.
.WED...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
14 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of
rain in the evening, then rain after midnight.
.THU...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...W wind around 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft, building to 7 to
8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W
7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 15 kt. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail:
W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
5 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.

$$

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
213 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 9 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds.
A chance of showers early this morning, then a slight chance of
showers late this morning.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers
after midnight.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the morning.
.WED NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W
9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.

$$

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
213 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds.
A slight chance of showers late this morning. A slight chance of
showers late.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers
after midnight.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
12 seconds. Rain likely.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
W 8 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.

$$

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Columbia River Bar-
213 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST TODAY THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON...

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...7 to 8 ft through Wednesday morning.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 3.46 kt at 145 AM Tuesday. Seas 9 to 8
 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Very strong ebb current of 6.53 kt at 213 PM
 Tuesday. Seas 12 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 3.57 kt at 240 AM Wednesday. Seas 8
 ft.

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