Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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949 FZUS56 KMFR 220335 CWFMFR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Medford, OR 835 PM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 Coastal waters from Florence Oregon to Point St. George California and westward 60 nm. PZZ300-221600- 835 PM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Light winds and low seas will persist into Sunday morning. Southerly winds will shift to westerly Saturday as a weak front dissipates over the waters. A thermal trough will develop Sunday with increasing northerly winds. These winds will be hazardous to small craft south of Cape Blanco late Sunday morning through Monday morning. The area of stronger winds is likely to shift offshore, beyond the inner waters, during Monday. Winds are likely to diminish again later Monday night. $$ PZZ350-221600- Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm- 835 PM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 4 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ PZZ356-221600- Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm- 835 PM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 2 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 4 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds. .TUE...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ370-221600- Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm- 835 PM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ376-221600- Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm- 835 PM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 2 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$