Buoy Conditions

Columbia River Bar - 20NM West of Columbia River Mouth

NDBC station 46029 · 2.1-meter ionomer foam buoy w/ seal cage · Pacific Northwest

LIVE · reported 27 min ago

Columbia River Bar - 20NM West of Columbia River Mouth, 23 mi WSW of Columbia River entrance (N. Jetty): waves 20.7 ft at 15 s from the WSW, wind S 4 kt gusting 8 kt, water 55°F, air 56°F — observed 27 min ago.

Wind reported 27 min ago · Waves reported 1.3 h ago · Water temp reported 27 min ago

Observed 9:40 PM UTC, Nov 8 · 27 min ago · Source: NOAA NDBC station 46029

The last 24 hours

Waveslast 20.7 ft · range 10.8–24.6 ft
Windlast 3.9 kt · range 3.9–31.1 kt

Hourly readings from this station’s own reports. The dot is the latest report in the trend window.

Conditions in full

Wind
S (190°) at 4 kt (2.0 m/s), gusting 8 kt (4.0 m/s) 27 min ago
Waves
20.7 ft (6.3 m) · dominant period 15 s, average period 10.8 s, from the WSW (248°) 1.3 h ago
Pressure
30.14 inHg (1,020.8 hPa) · tendency +1.8 hPa over 3 h 27 min ago
Water temperature
55°F (12.8°C) 27 min ago
Air temperature
56°F (13.1°C) 27 min ago

Every value is this station’s own latest report; the time beside it is when that reading was taken. Fields this station does not report are not shown.

Tides near this station

Nearest tide station: Columbia River entrance (N. Jetty), 23 mi ENE of here.

Tide times are NOAA CO-OPS predictions for the named station, in that station’s local time, fetched live when you open this page. Predictions, not observations.

Nearest stations

Station facts

Station
NDBC 46029
Type
2.1-meter ionomer foam buoy w/ seal cage · 2.1D14
Operator
NDBC
Position
46.148°N, 124.508°W
Region
Pacific Northwest

Full record, wave spectra and station history: NOAA NDBC station 46029.