Stormy Coastal Weather Tour Via Web Cam

Half Moon Bay getting hammered, as of this afternoon, courtesy of WestportCam

Thanks to 30-foot swells, the AP reports, "the Coast Guard has closed the Columbia River bar and most other entrances to coastal ports in Washington and Oregon." Cliff Mass notes that ocean buoys give readings of waves 40- to 45-feet in height. Says Mass, in a post titled, "Giant Waves":

This is really turning into an extraordinary event. I can't remember over many years seeing this situation...a very deep system, slowly dying, that is sitting right off our coast for days.

Let's go take a look! First up is Ocean Shores:

Then we swing by La Push:

Finally, for the coast, there's Forks:

Inland, we can stop by Hurricane Ridge and enjoy the view from inside a cloud: