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Coastal Waters Forecast

National Weather Service Portland OR

859 PM PDT Thu May 15 2025



Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater Washington to Florence Oregon

and westward 60 NM



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859 PM PDT Thu May 15 2025



.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...

A passing front will return southwesterly winds across the waters

tonight into Friday. High pressure returns Saturday, shifting

winds more northwesterly. Seas re-build heading into the weekend,

with a 25 to 45 percent chance of gale-force wind gusts beyond 30

nautical miles.



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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out

10 NM-

859 PM PDT Thu May 15 2025



.REST OF TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave

Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of

rain early this evening, then a slight chance of rain late this

evening. A chance of rain. 

.FRI...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft,

building to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at

5 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely. 

.FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after

midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W

7 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.

.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the

afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and

W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. 

.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW

3 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. 

.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to

8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 9 seconds. 

.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to SW after midnight.

Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at

11 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. 

.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at

5 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.

.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W

3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers. 

.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft

in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at

13 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. 

.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW

2 ft at 4 seconds, W 9 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.

 



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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-

859 PM PDT Thu May 15 2025



.REST OF TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave

Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. A chance

of rain early this evening, then a slight chance of rain. 

.FRI...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft,

building to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at

4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers. 

.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW

2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.

.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the

afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and

W 7 ft at 10 seconds. Showers, mainly in the morning. 

.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW

3 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. 

.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to

8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 9 seconds.

A chance of showers in the morning. 

.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after

midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW

6 ft at 11 seconds. 

.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at

5 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely. 

.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after

midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W

6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers. 

.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft

in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at

13 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. 

.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW

2 ft at 4 seconds, W 9 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at

18 seconds.  



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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-

859 PM PDT Thu May 15 2025



.REST OF TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave

Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain early this

evening. A slight chance of rain late. 

.FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft

in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at

12 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. 

.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W

2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely. 

.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the

afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and

W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. 

.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas

6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at

10 seconds. A chance of showers. 

.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft

at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. 

.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.

Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at

11 seconds.

.MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the

afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W

5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. 

.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.

Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at

10 seconds. A chance of showers. 

.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft

in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at

13 seconds. 

.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N

2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at

18 seconds.  



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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-

859 PM PDT Thu May 15 2025



.REST OF TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave

Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A slight

chance of rain early this evening, then a chance of rain. Rain

likely late. 

.FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to

8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds.

Showers likely. 

.FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.

Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at

11 seconds. Showers.

.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to

7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 10 seconds.

A chance of showers in the morning. 

.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas

7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at

10 seconds. A chance of showers. 

.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to

8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.

.SUN NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.

Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at

11 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. 

.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft

at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain, mainly in the

morning. 

.MON 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. A chance of showers

after midnight. 

.TUE...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 9 to

10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W

9 ft at 13 seconds. 

.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW

2 ft at 4 seconds, W 9 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.

 



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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-

859 PM PDT Thu May 15 2025



.REST OF TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming around 10 kt

late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W

5 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain early this evening,

then a chance of rain late. 

.FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to

7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds.

A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. 

.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W

3 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.

.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the

afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and

W 7 ft at 10 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. 

.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas

8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 8 ft at

10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of showers. 

.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to

8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and

SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. 

.SUN NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.

Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at

11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain after

midnight. 

.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft

at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the

morning. 

.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W

3 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers. 

.TUE...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 9 ft in

the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at

13 seconds. 

.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW

2 ft at 4 seconds, W 9 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.

 



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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-

859 PM PDT Thu May 15 2025



.REST OF TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave

Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. A slight

chance of rain. 

.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft

in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at

12 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. 

.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after

midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and W

7 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely. 

.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the

afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and

W 7 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. 

.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas

7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at

10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of showers after

midnight. 

.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to

8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and

SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. 

.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.

Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at

11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. 

.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft

at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. 

.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW

2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. 

.TUE...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 8 to

9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW

9 ft at 13 seconds. 

.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N

2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 9 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at

18 seconds.  



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Columbia River Bar-

859 PM PDT Thu May 15 2025



.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...



.GENERAL SEAS...4 to 5 ft building to 6 to 7 ft by Friday

 afternoon.



.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 5.34 kt at 716 AM Friday. Seas 4 to 5

 ft.



.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 2.35 kt at 800 PM Friday. Seas 7 ft.



.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 5.09 kt at 758 AM Saturday. Seas 6 

 ft.



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