Columbia BarColumbia River Bar / Ilwaco / Astoria
August 2026

Thursday, August 13, 2026

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6:00 AM
Bar current-3.7 kt · EbbCombined sea4.4 ft @ 7.3 s · WNWWind1 kt NNW · gust 3
FavorableWorkableMarginalPoor
Thu, Aug 13selected 6:00 AM
Tide currentsPoor
Ebb peak 4.3 kt
Tide currents timelineTide currents condition intervals. 00:00 to 01:00 marginal; 01:00 to 02:00 workable; 02:00 to 03:00 favorable; 03:00 to 04:00 workable; 04:00 to 08:00 poor; 08:00 to 09:00 workable; 09:00 to 11:00 favorable; 11:00 to 12:00 workable; 12:00 to 14:00 marginal; 14:00 to 15:00 workable; 15:00 to 16:00 favorable; 16:00 to 17:00 workable; 17:00 to 18:00 marginal; 18:00 to 19:00 poor; 19:00 to 20:00 marginal; 20:00 to 21:00 workable; 21:00 to 23:00 favorable; 23:00 to 24:00 workable. Line color encodes the condition rating.+5 kt0-5 kt
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Hour
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Current · kt
-0.3-4.3-0.7+2.9
Phase
ebbebbebbflood
Combined seaWorkable
Peak combined sea 5.0 ft @ 7s mean · from WNW
Combined sea timelineCombined sea condition intervals. 00:00 to 24:00 workable. Line color encodes the condition rating.8 ft40
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Hour
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Sea · ft
4.54.44.34.1
Period · s
7.27.37.47.5
Direction
WNWWNWWNWWNW
Primary · ft/s
4.2@54.1@54@53.9@5
Second · ft/s
1.2@131.3@141.3@141.4@14
Wind sea · ft/s
0.2@10.1@10.1@00.1@0
WindWorkable
Peak gust 12 kt · 9 kt NW
Wind timelineWind condition intervals. 00:00 to 15:00 favorable; 15:00 to 23:00 workable; 23:00 to 24:00 favorable. Line color encodes the condition rating.20 kt100
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Hour
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Wind · kt
2115
Gust · kt
4336
Direction
NWNNWNNWW

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5 of 6 sources within 0.6 ft at 6:00 AMModel agreement is context, not a safety clearance.
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Forecast feeds

CurrentsNOAA current rows (48)
SunStored civil twilight
Combined seasMFWAM combined-sea rows via Open-Meteo (24)
WindNWS gridpoint rows (24)