FORECAST · 2026-05-03COLUMBIA RIVER BAR / ILWACO / ASTORIA · 46.25°N 123.99°W · WA/OR Marine notices require official verification
Columbia Bar · Sun, May 3
Sunday, May 3, 2026
WeekDay
Dawn05:26
Sunrise06:00
Sunset20:27
Dusk21:01
Decide for yourself — these signals don't combine into a single number.
Tide currentsPoor
Ebb peak 3.9 kt
+4 kt0-4 kt
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Current
+2.3 kt+1.9 kt+1.1 kt+0.3 kt-0.8 kt-2.1 kt-3.4 kt-3.3 kt-2.3 kt-1.3 kt-0.3 kt+0.6 kt+1.5 kt+2.4 kt+2.5 kt+1.6 kt+0.6 kt-0.3 kt-1.2 kt-2.0 kt-1.3 kt-0.6 kt+0.1 kt+0.9 kt
Phase
floodfloodfloodfloodebbebbebbebbebbebbebbfloodfloodfloodfloodfloodfloodebbebbebbebbebbslackflood
SwellMarginal
Peak swell 6.1 ft @ 10.4s · WNW
8 ft40
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Height
5.8 ft5.8 ft5.8 ft5.7 ft5.6 ft5.6 ft5.5 ft5.4 ft5.3 ft5.0 ft4.9 ft4.7 ft4.9 ft5.0 ft5.3 ft5.3 ft5.5 ft5.5 ft5.7 ft5.8 ft6.0 ft6.0 ft6.1 ft6.1 ft
Period
7 s7 s7 s7 s7 s7 s7 s6 s7 s7 s9 s10 s11 s11 s11 s11 s11 s11 s11 s11 s10 s10 s10 s10 s
Direction
WNW 297WNW 297WNW 298WNW 298WNW 299WNW 299WNW 300WNW 300WNW 301WNW 296WNW 292WNW 287WNW 287WNW 288WNW 288WNW 288WNW 289WNW 289WNW 289WNW 289WNW 289WNW 289WNW 288WNW 288
WindFavorable
Peak gust 15 kt · 12 kt NNW
20 kt100
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Wind
6 kt6 kt5 kt5 kt5 kt6 kt6 kt6 kt6 kt6 kt6 kt6 kt6 kt6 kt8 kt8 kt8 kt12 kt12 kt12 kt10 kt10 kt10 kt5 kt
Gust
8 kt8 kt8 kt8 kt8 kt9 kt9 kt9 kt9 kt9 kt9 kt9 kt9 kt9 kt10 kt10 kt10 kt15 kt15 kt15 kt13 kt13 kt13 kt7 kt
Direction
N 0N 0NNE 20NNE 20NNE 20NNE 30NNE 30NNE 30NNE 30NNE 30NNE 30NNE 20NNE 20NNE 20N 350N 350N 350NNW 340NNW 340NNW 340N 350N 350N 350N 350
Bar conditions can change quickly. Use these separated tide, swell, and wind signals alongside official marine forecasts, bar reports, and your own observations.
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CurrentsNOAA current rows (48)
SunStored civil twilight
SwellOpen-Meteo marine rows (24)
WindNWS gridpoint rows (24)