Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from March 20, 11:00 PM PDT until March 21, 08:00 AM PDT

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Portland, OR Local Forecast Office

2NM SW Newport OR

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
NW 9kt
6ft
Tonight
N 15kt
6-7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
N 14kt
7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday Night
N 14kt
5-6ft
Sunday
N 13kt
4-6ft
Sunday Night
N 16kt
6-7ft
Monday
N 9kt
6-7ft
Monday Night
S 9kt
5-6ft
Tuesday
SSW 21kt
10ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:41 pm PDT Mar 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4pm PDT Mar 20, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING

This Afternoon

NW wind around 9 kt. Rain likely. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and WSW 4 ft at 11 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

N wind 9 to 15 kt. Rain likely, mainly before 1am. Mixed swell...NW 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds and WSW 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Saturday

N wind 12 to 14 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and WSW 3 ft at 11 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Saturday Night

N wind 7 to 14 kt. Clear. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft and WSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Sunday

NE wind 7 to 13 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 to 6 ft and WSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday Night

N wind 10 to 16 kt. Mostly cloudy. WNW swell 6 to 7 ft. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Monday

N wind 6 to 9 kt. Mostly cloudy. WNW swell 6 to 7 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday Night

NNW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming SSE in the evening. A chance of rain. WNW swell 5 to 6 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

SSW wind 11 to 21 kt. Rain. WNW swell 8 ft. Wind waves 2 ft building to 6 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.