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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
1003 AM PST Thu Dec 25 2025

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

PZZ200-261100-
1003 AM PST Thu Dec 25 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
Today southeasterly winds will increase as a low pressure system
nears the waters, strongest south of Cape Falcon beyond 10 NM. The
low will move across the waters towards the coast on Friday, with
winds turning northwesterly into the weekend as conditions calm.


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PZZ251-261100-
Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
259 AM PST Thu Dec 25 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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

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PZZ252-261100-
Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
259 AM PST Thu Dec 25 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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

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PZZ253-261100-
Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
259 AM PST Thu Dec 25 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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

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PZZ271-261100-
Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
259 AM PST Thu Dec 25 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 15 to 20 kt, veering to SE early this afternoon,
then becoming S 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to
8 to 11 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 7 seconds, NW
4 ft at 11 seconds and S 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 13 to 16 ft, subsiding to 12 to 14 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds
and S 14 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely in the evening, then
showers after midnight.
.FRI...W wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 11 to
13 ft, building to 13 to 14 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 9 seconds and S 8 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.
.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 6 ft at
10 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to
around 10 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
10 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 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...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 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.

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PZZ272-261100-
Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
259 AM PST Thu Dec 25 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST THIS MORNING THROUGH
THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming SE
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt late this morning, then
becoming S 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt this afternoon.
Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 12 to 16 ft this afternoon. Wave
Detail: S 16 ft at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. Rain
early this morning. A chance of rain late this morning and early
afternoon, then showers with a slight chance of tstms late.
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to SW 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 15 to 19 ft, subsiding to 12 to 15 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: S 17 ft at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at
12 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of rain in the
evening, then showers after midnight.
.FRI...W wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 10 to
13 ft, building to 12 to 13 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 9 seconds and S 8 ft at 10 seconds. Showers.
.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 9 seconds and S 6 ft at
10 seconds. Showers, mainly in the evening.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to around 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 9 ft at
10 seconds and S 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, S 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. 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 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to
7 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 6 to 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 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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PZZ273-261100-
Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
259 AM PST Thu Dec 25 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST THIS MORNING THROUGH
THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming SE
25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt late this morning, veering to
S 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt this afternoon. Seas 9 to
13 ft, building to 15 to 20 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: S
18 ft at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Rain early this
morning, then a chance of rain late this morning. Showers with a
slight chance of tstms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 21 ft, subsiding to
12 to 17 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 18 ft at 11 seconds
and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of
tstms in the evening, then showers after midnight.
.FRI...W wind around 20 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas
10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 12 ft at
11 seconds and NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft, subsiding to 9 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 8 ft at
10 seconds. Showers, mainly in the evening.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, S 4 ft at 9 seconds and NW
8 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 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 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 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: NE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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PZZ210-261100-
Columbia River Bar-
259 AM PST Thu Dec 25 2025

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

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

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 3.24 kt at 800 AM Thursday. Seas 6
ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 4.58 kt at 750 PM Thursday. Seas 10
to 13 ft.

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

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