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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
150 PM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

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

PZZ200-241600-
150 PM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
Small Craft Advisory conditions persist through early Wednesday
morning with seas around 9 to 12 feet with a dominant westerly
swell and gusts up to 30 kt. Active weather continues through the
middle of the week, with the chance of high-end Gale Force wind
gusts across all waters on Wednesday as a fast moving low moves
northward along the waters. Conditions gradually calm by the
weekend as weak ridging is expected to develop.


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PZZ251-241600-
Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
150 PM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt with gusts
up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds
and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain this evening,
then a chance of rain after midnight. Rain late.
.WED...E wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, veering to SW
25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to
10 ft, building to 10 to 13 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 10 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely,
mainly in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind around 10 kt, backing to NE after midnight.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds, SE 9 ft at
11 seconds and SW 5 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU...E wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW
4 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds, SW 9 ft at
12 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 9 ft at 10 seconds
and SW 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW
9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 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 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ252-241600-
Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
150 PM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds
and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain this evening, then
rain after midnight.
.WED...SE wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to SW 30 to 40 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 13 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 11 ft at
12 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SE
7 ft at 9 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 6 ft at
11 seconds. Rain.
.THU...E wind around 15 kt, veering to SE in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
SE 4 ft at 5 seconds, S 7 ft at 12 seconds and NW 5 ft at
12 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 20 kt, backing to NE after midnight.
Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds, S 9 ft at
12 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 10 to
11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds
and SW 9 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely, mainly
in the evening.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 10 seconds. A
chance of rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ253-241600-
Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
150 PM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and W
9 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain early this evening, then
rain late this evening and overnight.
.WED...S wind 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 10 to
14 ft. Wave Detail: SW 8 ft at 8 seconds, W 9 ft at 10 seconds
and S 11 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds, SW 8 ft at 8 seconds and NW
8 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds, S 9 ft at
12 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt, backing to E after midnight.
Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds, SW 9 ft at
12 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 9 ft at 11 seconds.
Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW
5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the evening.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 10 seconds. A
chance of rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ271-241600-
Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
150 PM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NE
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight. Rain late.
.WED...E wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 45 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 13 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds, NW 9 ft at
10 seconds and SW 9 ft at 10 seconds. Rain, mainly in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SE 9 ft at 10 seconds, W
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU...E wind 15 to 20 kt, veering to SE in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at
11 seconds and SW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt, veering to W after midnight.
Seas 9 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 10 ft at
12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds, NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 10 ft at
12 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 10 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 10 ft at
10 seconds and S 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the
evening.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at
10 seconds and S 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
10 seconds.
.SUN...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ272-241600-
Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
150 PM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt with gusts
up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 8 seconds
and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain early this
evening, then a chance of rain late this evening. Rain after
midnight.
.WED...E wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, veering to SW
25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to
12 ft, building to 11 to 14 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 9 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely,
mainly in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 8 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S
6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.THU...E wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 8 seconds, SE 10 ft at
12 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt, veering to SW after midnight.
Seas 11 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds, NW 6 ft at
11 seconds and S 12 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...NW wind around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 10 to
13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 9 ft at 10 seconds
and S 11 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 9 ft at
10 seconds and S 6 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the
evening.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
10 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ273-241600-
Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
150 PM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NE
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain
early this evening, then rain late this evening and overnight.
.WED...SW wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 9 to
13 ft, building to 11 to 13 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 10 seconds and S 8 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in
the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S
8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming S 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 12 to 17 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: S 14 ft at 11 seconds and NW 5 ft at
12 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 25 to 30 kt, backing to E 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Wave Detail: S 14 ft at 11 seconds
and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds, NW
9 ft at 10 seconds and S 11 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 9 ft at
10 seconds and S 6 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the
evening.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ210-241600-
Columbia River Bar-
150 PM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...7 to 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft Wednesday evening.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 5.41 kt at 624 PM Tuesday. Seas 8 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 3.0 kt at 715 AM Wednesday. Seas 5 to
6 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 5.06 kt at 704 PM Wednesday. Seas 6
ft.

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