This is probably going to be a two parter because of some pictures a few extra details. This is a panorama shot of the mout of the Columbia from the Washington side at Cape Disappointment. Looks down right peaceful doesn't it?
This is a closer shot of the Cape including the lighthouse on the headland. I believe taken earlier this winter during the so called King Tides combined with a series of strong storms. Looks a lot different doesn't it?
And this is a diagram of the mouth of the Columbia River. The river currents flowing out and mixing with the waters of the the Pacific. On a good day the mixing of the currents can lead to waves about five feet high. That straight line is the Astoria Megler bridge about four miles from the mouth of the river. Between the currents and the sand bars (shaded yellow) Even with modern technology the Columbia bar is still regarded as the most dangerous haror entrance in the world. And for all I know a port that is the farthest from the ocean. It's ninety seven miles from Astoria to downtown Portland. Which is a little futher east from the Port of Portland.
Portland is the only port between San Francisco and Seattle/Tacoma. Come to think of it getting a ship to the port of Seattle involves more than a few miles.
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