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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
250 AM PDT Tue Sep 2 2025

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

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250 AM PDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
Expect light north-northwesterly winds to increase today and
Wednesday as high pressure amplifies across the coast. However,
Small Craft Advisory winds are not anticipated. Seas will still
build as a result of a fresh northwest swell, peaking near 4-6 ft
through Friday before decreasing.


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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
250 AM PDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the
evening.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Areas of dense fog
in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around
3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the
evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
7 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
250 AM PDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. Widespread dense fog.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...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 and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
250 AM PDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Isolated tstms. Widespread dense fog.
.WED...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. Areas of dense fog in the
morning.
.WED 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
4 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
250 AM PDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 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-
250 AM PDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. Widespread dense fog.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 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-
250 AM PDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Widespread dense fog
after midnight.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 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, N
4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

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Columbia River Bar-
250 AM PDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

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

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 1.58 kt at 133 PM Tuesday. Seas 3 to 4
 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 4.11 kt at 149 AM Wednesday. Seas 3
 to 4 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 2.06 kt at 232 PM Wednesday. Seas 4
 ft.

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