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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
248 PM PST Thu Dec 25 2025

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

PZZ200-262300-
248 PM PST Thu Dec 25 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
South winds and seas increasing behind a front that moved through
the waters today, strongest south of Cape Falcon beyond 10 NM. A
low pressure system moves across the waters towards the coast on
Friday with winds turning northwesterly. Conditions calm for the
weekend.

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PZZ251-262300-
Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
248 PM PST Thu Dec 25 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt, veering to SW late. Seas 8 to
11 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds, SW 11 ft at 11 seconds
and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers until early
morning, then showers likely late.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 13 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and SW 7 ft at
10 seconds. Showers in the morning, then rain with a slight
chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and SW 5 ft at
10 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of tstms in the evening,
then rain likely after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 11 ft at
10 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to
4 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, S
2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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PZZ252-262300-
Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
248 PM PST Thu Dec 25 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, veering to
SW late. Seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 9 to 11 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds, SW 12 ft at
11 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers
this evening, then showers after midnight.
.FRI...W wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 13 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds, SW 8 ft at
10 seconds and NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of tstms
in the morning. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and SW 5 ft at
10 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to 5 to
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 11 ft, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 10 ft at
10 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at
10 seconds.
.SUN...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NE in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft, building to
5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft
at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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PZZ253-262300-
Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
248 PM PST Thu Dec 25 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt, veering to SW late. Seas 9 to
12 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds, SW 12 ft at 11 seconds
and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers this evening, then
showers after midnight.
.FRI...W wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft,
building to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
6 seconds, SW 7 ft at 9 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. A
slight chance of tstms in the morning. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW
9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, SW 3 ft at
9 seconds and NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW
6 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 13 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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PZZ271-262300-
Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
248 PM PST Thu Dec 25 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, veering to
NW with gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 13 to 16 ft, subsiding to
11 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds, S
14 ft at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of
showers this evening, then showers after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 11 to
14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 10 ft at
11 seconds. Showers likely in the morning, then rain in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
12 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 5 ft at
10 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 12 ft, subsiding to 8 to
10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, NW
11 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in
the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to
5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 2 ft at
9 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SE in the afternoon. Seas
7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at
14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.

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PZZ272-262300-
Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
248 PM PST Thu Dec 25 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming W
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 13 to 18 ft,
subsiding to 11 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 17 ft at
10 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers this
evening, then showers after midnight. A slight chance of tstms
late.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 10 to
12 ft, building to 12 to 13 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 9 seconds and S 7 ft at 10 seconds. Showers likely with
a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then rain in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 5 ft at
11 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 10 to 11 ft, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 10 ft at
10 seconds and S 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, S 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to
5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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PZZ273-262300-
Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
248 PM PST Thu Dec 25 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming W
15 to 20 kt late. Seas 13 to 18 ft, subsiding to 10 to 13 ft
after midnight. Wave Detail: S 18 ft at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at
12 seconds. A chance of showers early this evening, then showers
late this evening and overnight. A slight chance of tstms late.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, SW
9 ft at 10 seconds and NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely with a
slight chance of tstms in the morning, then rain in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 6 ft at
10 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to around 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, S
3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in
the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 7 ft, subsiding to
5 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW
7 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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PZZ210-262300-
Columbia River Bar-
248 PM PST Thu Dec 25 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...6 ft building to 10 to 13 ft this evening.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 4.58 kt at 750 PM Thursday. Seas 9 to
10 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 3.57 kt at 851 AM Friday. Seas 7 to 8
ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 4.0 kt at 842 PM Friday. Seas 8 to 9
ft.

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