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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
739 AM PDT WED OCT 8 2025  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON  
AND WESTWARD 60 NM  
 
PZZ200-090515-  
739 AM PDT WED OCT 8 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST  
 
LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH TODAY MOVING THROUGH THE  
COASTAL WATERS THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS TURN FROM NORTHERLY TODAY TO  
OFFSHORE ON THURSDAY. ANOTHER WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES  
THE WATERS LATE SUNDAY.  
 
 
 
PZZ251-090515-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT  
10 NM-  
739 AM PDT WED OCT 8 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE  
THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO E AROUND 5 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW  
6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
THU  
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
THU NIGHT  
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN.    
FRI  
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT  
16 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW  
7 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SAT  
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SAT NIGHT  
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT, EASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS.  
RAIN.   
SUN  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT  
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT  
10 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 
 
 
PZZ252-090515-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-  
739 AM PDT WED OCT 8 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE  
THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE  
OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU  
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
THU NIGHT  
E WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN  
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT  
16 SECONDS. RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT  
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT  
16 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SAT  
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
NW 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SAT NIGHT  
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
NW 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN  
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT  
W WIND AROUND 10 KT, VEERING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT  
10 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 
 
 
PZZ253-090515-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-  
739 AM PDT WED OCT 8 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE  
THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT  
10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE  
OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU  
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
THU NIGHT  
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN  
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT  
9 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT  
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SAT  
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
NW 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SAT NIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
NW 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN  
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT  
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 
 
 
PZZ271-090515-  
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
739 AM PDT WED OCT 8 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
6 TO 8 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
NW 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL LATE  
AFTERNOON, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.    
TONIGHT  
W WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE  
OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU  
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
THU NIGHT  
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
FRI  
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN  
LIKELY.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO  
6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW  
7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SAT  
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND  
NW 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SAT NIGHT  
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN  
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 10 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 10 FT AT  
10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT  
NW WIND AROUND 10 KT, VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 9 FT AT  
10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 
 
 
PZZ272-090515-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
739 AM PDT WED OCT 8 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT THIS  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
NW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL LATE  
AFTERNOON, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.    
TONIGHT  
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU  
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN  
THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT  
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.  
RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT  
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT  
11 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SAT  
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SAT NIGHT  
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN  
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
NW 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT  
NW WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 
 
 
PZZ273-090515-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
739 AM PDT WED OCT 8 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN LATE THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU  
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN  
LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT  
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT  
9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S  
2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT  
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT  
10 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SAT  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SAT NIGHT  
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT  
14 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN  
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
NW 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 
 
 
PZZ210-090515-  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
739 AM PDT WED OCT 8 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH THIS EVENING...  
   
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL  
 
   
GENERAL SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.  
   
FIRST EBB  
VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 7.04 KT AT 611 PM  
WEDNESDAY. SEAS 8 FT.  
   
SECOND EBB  
EBB CURRENT OF 4.57 KT AT 635 AM THURSDAY. SEAS 5 TO  
6 FT.  
   
THIRD EBB  
VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 7.0 KT AT 653 PM THURSDAY.  
SEAS 8 FT.  
 
 
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