Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
157 FZUS56 KMFR 042211 CWFMFR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Medford, OR 211 PM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 Coastal waters from Florence Oregon to Point St. George California and westward 60 nm. PZZ300-051100- 211 PM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...North winds will transition towards the south and west today and tonight as a front passes through the area. The combination of residual north wind seas and new south/west wind seas will result in somewhat chaotic seas today into Friday. Then, gusty south winds and west swell will produce continued steep seas Saturday night into Sunday. Conditions remain unsettled through the first part of next week, with several passing fronts bringing periods of gusty south winds and continued steep combined seas. $$ PZZ350-051100- Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm- 211 PM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt late this evening and early morning, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Rain likely this evening. A chance of rain after midnight, then rain likely late. .FRI...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .SUN...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds, W 9 ft at 11 seconds and NW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Rain. .TUE...S wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 14 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 12 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft, subsiding to 11 to 12 ft after midnight. Rain. $$ PZZ356-051100- Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm- 211 PM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Rain likely this evening. A chance of rain after midnight, then rain likely late. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .SAT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .SUN...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 4 seconds, W 8 ft at 11 seconds and NW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Rain likely. .TUE...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 10 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Rain likely. $$ PZZ370-051100- Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm- 211 PM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Rain likely early this evening. A chance of rain late this evening, then rain after midnight. .FRI...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening. .SAT...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 10 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening. .MON...S wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds, W 10 ft at 11 seconds and NW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Rain. .TUE...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft, building to 13 to 15 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 13 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 13 to 15 ft. Rain. $$ PZZ376-051100- Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm- 211 PM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain this evening, then rain after midnight. Patchy dense fog. .FRI...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. Patchy dense fog in the morning. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 9 ft at 13 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 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 with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 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 5 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 9 ft at 11 seconds and NW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Rain likely. .TUE...S wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 12 ft at 16 seconds. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Rain likely. $$