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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
149 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025

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

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149 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 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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PZZ251-082330-
Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
149 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W late. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.WED...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 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 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ252-082330-
Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
149 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at
8 seconds.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 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 in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 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 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 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 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 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 around 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and
NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.

$$

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
149 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and N 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at
8 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.WED...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 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 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 7 ft in the afternoon.
Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT 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
6 ft at 10 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
149 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W this afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
A chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly
in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 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 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail:
N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
149 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt this
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, N
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds
and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A
slight chance of showers in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 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 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
5 seconds, W 4 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 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at
7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
6 seconds and N 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
149 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, backing to NW
late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, N 5 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds
and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 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 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 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 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at
7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft, building to 7 to
8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and N
6 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 6 seconds and N 6 ft at 9 seconds.

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Columbia River Bar-
149 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

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