Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
021 FZUS56 KMFR 041605 CWFMFR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Medford, OR 804 AM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 Coastal waters from Florence Oregon to Point St. George California and westward 60 nm. PZZ300-050500- 804 AM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Advisory level north winds will maintain steep seas south of Cape Blanco into this afternoon. Long period, swell dominated seas will persist north of Cape Blanco. Winds shift to west Thursday evening then southwest on Friday, and the resulting wind seas will combine with ongoing swell to produce steep seas. Then steep, west seas are expected on Saturday. Gusty south winds and additional steep seas may develop Saturday night into Sunday. $$ PZZ350-050500- Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm- 804 AM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SE late this morning, veering to S early this afternoon, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain early this morning, then a chance of rain early this afternoon. Rain late. Patchy dense fog late. .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds, W 5 ft at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 10 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 11 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 10 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .SUN...S wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .MON...S wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 12 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. $$ PZZ356-050500- Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm- 804 AM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain late this morning and early afternoon. A chance of rain late. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, W 5 ft at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .SAT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .SUN...S wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. $$ PZZ370-050500- Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm- 804 AM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain early this morning, then a chance of rain late this morning and early afternoon. Rain late. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds, W 5 ft at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 11 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .SAT...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 11 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 5 seconds and NW 10 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .MON...S wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 12 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. $$ PZZ376-050500- Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm- 804 AM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain early this morning, then a chance of rain early this afternoon. Rain likely late. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely. .FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, W 5 ft at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 10 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .SUN...S wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. .MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 12 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely. $$