Cape Disappointment Washington →

Unknown

Station unmanned — conditions not reported

Ebb builds from ~4:23 PM against a 9 ft swell - expect steep, breaking seas through the ebb.Ebb estimated from tides - swell: NOAA bar report

Recreational

None & under

Uninspected Passenger

None & under

Checked

6:45 PM · 12h 40m ago

Unknown

Unmanned

Swell

7–9ft

Wind

15kt

from S

Visibility

5+nm

USCG Station

Station Cape Disappointment

206-815-6678

Call before crossing

Cape Disappointment Cam LIVE

Auto-refreshes every 60s • Click to enlarge · Source: ODOT TripCheck

NOAA Bar Report Issued 6:08 PM · 13h 17m ago

Cape Shoalwater to Cape Falcon

MAIN CHANNEL 7-9 FEET WITH EBB CHOP, MIDDLE GROUNDS 4-6 FEET, PEACOCK SPIT 6-8 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL BREAKS, CLATSOP SPIT 6-8 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL BREAKS. WINDS ARE 5-15 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH. VISIBILITY IS 06 NAUTICAL MILES.

Restrictions: Recreational:ALL WEST OF BUOY 11 / Uninspected Passenger Vessels:ALL WEST OF BUOY 11

Alerts

Heads up: NOAA hasn't refreshed this bar's conditions in 12h 40m. Values may be out of date — verify with the USCG bar station or alternative sources before crossing.

Where to verify:

DeepZoom — Currents and trip planning
Columbia River Bar Pilots — Independent GREEN/YELLOW/RED status
Merchants Exchange — Columbia bar status
NOAA Marine Forecast — Official marine weather
USCG Sector Columbia River — Coast Guard authority

Best Slack-Tide Windows

Poor

8:21am – 9:51am

Low tide 2.6 ft · Slack water near the tide turn

Poor

2:08pm – 3:38pm

High tide 9.8 ft · Slack water near the tide turn

Poor

9:23pm – 10:53pm

Low tide -1.3 ft · Slack water near the tide turn

Poor

3:56am – 5:26am

High tide 7.4 ft · Slack water near the tide turn

Tides & Sun

Low 9:06am 2.6 ft

High 2:53pm 9.8 ft

Low 10:08pm -1.3 ft

High 4:41am 7.4 ft

Low 9:52am 3.0 ft

High 3:37pm 9.7 ft

Sunrise

7:50 AM

Sunset

6:09 PM

Dawn / Dusk

7:19 AM · 6:40 PM

Marine Forecast — Cape Shoalwater to Cape Falcon

Bar Forecast

6–7 ft

Wind —

GENERAL SEAS...7 ft subsiding to 6 ft

Data from NOAA National Weather Service. Forecast updates every 6 hours.

7-Day Forecast

Today

53°F

Rain Showers

14 to 18 mph W

Thursday

53°F

Rain Showers

9 to 14 mph S

Friday

52°F

Rain Showers

12 to 18 mph SSE

Saturday

53°F

Chance Light Rain

6 to 13 mph SSE

Sunday

54°F

Slight Chance Light Rain

5 to 8 mph SSE

Monday

56°F

Partly Sunny

9 mph E

Tuesday

57°F

Partly Sunny

6 to 10 mph E

Data from NWS api.weather.gov. Use for trip planning - verify conditions closer to departure.

Tide Predictions

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NOAA tide predictions for the next 7 days. Height in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). Best bar crossing is typically during slack tide (between high and low).

Tide Predictions

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Tide height predictions chart. Data table follows.

Tide Height Predictions
Date/Time	Height (ft)	Type

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Tidal Currents & Crossing Windows Columbia River Entrance (North Jetty)

Slack Water

Next Slack: 10:36 AM Est.

Optimal Crossing Windows (next 24h)

10:36 AM

2026-10-28

Slack (est.)

4:23 PM

2026-10-28

Slack (est.)

11:38 PM

2026-10-28

Slack (est.)

6:11 AM

2026-10-29

Slack (est.)

Live current station temporarily unavailable - showing tide-based estimate. Verify with USCG before crossing.

Crossing Safety: Slack water (±30 min) is safest. Avoid crossing when strong ebb meets ocean swell - dangerous standing waves form at bar entrance.

Buoy 46029 — Columbia River Bar

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Real-time ocean conditions from the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC). Wave height, period, water temperature, and atmospheric data from offshore monitoring buoys.

Station 46029

Wave Height

--ft

Wave Dir

Wind Speed

15ktgusts 21 kt

Wind Dir

W260°

Water Temp

55°F

Air Temp

55°F

Pressure

1014mb

Observation: Oct 28, 2026 1:10 PM UTC | View on NDBC

Buoy History (48 Hours)

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Wave height (blue) and dominant wave period (orange) from the NDBC buoy over the last 48 hours. Longer wave periods typically indicate ocean swell; shorter periods suggest local wind waves.

Buoy History

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Buoy wave data chart showing wave height and period. Data table follows.