Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
979 FZUS56 KMFR 140327 CWFMFR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Medford, OR 827 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026 Coastal waters from Florence Oregon to Point St. George California and westward 60 nm. PZZ300-141600- 827 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...North winds increase tonight into Monday, with steep seas developing south of Cape Blanco. These conditions persist Monday night before north winds reach a peak Tuesday afternoon and evening with steep to very steep seas south of Cape Blanco. Gale gusts and the highest seas are expected 5 to 30 nm from shore from Cape Ferrelo southward. Steep seas may spread farther north on Wednesday before winds and seas begin to ease on Thursday. $$ PZZ350-141600- Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm- 827 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to E late this evening and overnight. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog late. .MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 4 ft. $$ PZZ356-141600- Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm- 827 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. Areas of fog late. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Widespread fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt, backing to NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ PZZ370-141600- Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm- 827 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog late. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ376-141600- Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm- 827 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. Areas of fog late. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Widespread fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. $$