Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
156 FZUS56 KMFR 040323 CWFMFR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Medford, OR 723 PM PST Tue Nov 3 2026 Coastal waters from Florence Oregon to Point St. George California and westward 60 nm. PZZ300-041600- 723 PM PST Tue Nov 3 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Long period west-northwest swell combined with a shorter period southwest swell will maintain elevated steep seas under light winds through tonight. Conditions briefly improve on Wednesday, though winds will turn southerly and increase some in the afternoon. Winds are likely to remain below advisory, but several long period swell trains will pass through the waters over the remainder of the week and into the weekend. Steep swell dominated seas return to all areas by late Wednesday night and are likely to persist through the weekend. $$ PZZ350-041600- Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm- 723 PM PST Tue Nov 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 10 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 5 ft at 10 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .THU...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 10 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 18 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 13 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 12 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 13 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 12 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 13 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas 13 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 15 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to SE around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 14 ft. A chance of rain after midnight. $$ PZZ356-041600- Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm- 723 PM PST Tue Nov 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight, veering to SE late. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 10 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 10 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 15 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening. .THU...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 10 ft at 15 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to SE around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 18 seconds. .FRI...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: W 13 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 13 ft, subsiding to 10 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 13 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely. .SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 13 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 15 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to SE around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 12 to 14 ft, subsiding to 10 to 13 ft after midnight. A chance of rain after midnight. $$ PZZ370-041600- Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm- 723 PM PST Tue Nov 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to SE after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds, SW 7 ft at 10 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds, SW 6 ft at 10 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 10 ft at 15 seconds and SW 4 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .THU...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 10 ft at 14 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 11 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 14 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 13 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 13 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 13 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 12 to 15 ft, building to 14 to 15 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 15 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N in the afternoon. Seas 14 to 16 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 16 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to SE after midnight. Seas 13 to 15 ft, subsiding to 12 to 13 ft after midnight. A chance of rain after midnight. $$ PZZ376-041600- Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm- 723 PM PST Tue Nov 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to NE late this evening and early morning, then becoming NW late. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds, SW 7 ft at 10 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds, SW 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 10 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .THU...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 10 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 18 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 13 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 13 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft, building to 13 to 14 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 14 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N in the afternoon. Seas 13 to 16 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 16 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to S after midnight. Seas 13 to 15 ft, subsiding to 11 to 13 ft after midnight. A chance of rain after midnight. $$