PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Surfers in Oregon and Washington braved the king tides in numbers over the weekend to ride 15 to 20-foot waves that whomped the Pacific coast.

From dramatic vistas in Washington to serene stops in Northern California, these towns in the Pacific Northwest are going straight to the bucket list.

Salishan Beach, Lincoln City A Newport Oregon man is towed into a behemoth near the mouth of the Siletz River in Lincoln Cit at around 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 27, 2023. (Photos courtesy of Gary Peterson) ...

One of the images released from NASA on Nov. 16 shows extensive flooding all the way from Lynden to the west along the Nooksack River through Ferndale.