Areas of Fire Weather and Severe Thunderstorms on Friday

Critical fire weather is expected Friday across the Northern Plains, Upper Midwest, and southern High Plains due to gusty winds and low humidity. Severe thunderstorms capable of large to very large hail, wind damage and tornadoes will be possible Friday and Saturday across parts of the central Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from May 16, 05:00 AM PDT until May 17, 05:00 AM PDT

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Medford, OR Local Forecast Office

7NM NNW Port Orford OR

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Friday
N 11kt
5-6ft
Friday Night
⇑NNW 11kt
6-7ft
Saturday
NNW 13kt
9ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday Night
N 16kt
9ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
⇑N 21kt
7ft
Sunday Night
N 22kt
6ft
Monday
N 20kt
6-7ft
Monday Night
NNE 16kt
9ft
Tuesday
N 17kt
8-9ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:51 am PDT May 15, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1am PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 21, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE

Friday

N wind around 11 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. WNW swell 5 ft at 10 seconds building to at 14 seconds . Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Friday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NNW 6 to 11 kt after midnight. A chance of rain, mainly before 4am. WNW swell 7 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Saturday

NNW wind 9 to 13 kt. A slight chance of rain between 8am and 9am. WNW swell 8 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Saturday Night

N wind 9 to 16 kt. A slight chance of rain after 11pm. WNW swell 8 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Sunday

N wind 8 to 13 kt increasing to 16 to 21 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. WNW swell 7 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday Night

N wind 15 to 22 kt. Mostly clear. WNW swell 5 to 6 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday

N wind 12 to 20 kt. Sunny. WNW swell 7 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday Night

NNE wind 10 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Mostly clear. WNW swell 8 ft. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Tuesday

N wind 10 to 17 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Sunny. WNW swell 7 ft. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.