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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
857 AM PST Sun Nov 16 2025

Coastal waters from Florence Oregon to Point St. George
California and westward 60 nm.

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857 AM PST Sun Nov 16 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Conditions
hazardous to small craft will develop today as south winds
increase this afternoon ahead of a cold front, then quickly shift
to northwest by early this evening. Northwest swell increases, and
when combined with wind waves, steep to very steep and hazardous
seas will develop tonight south of Cape Arago. Seas will reach a
peak early Monday but remain high and steep through Monday night.
Conditions improve Tuesday into Wednesday then another frontal
system is expected on Thursday.

$$

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Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
857 AM PST Sun Nov 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt late this morning and early afternoon, veering
to W with gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to
10 to 12 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and
W 11 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 10 to 14 ft, building to 13 to 14 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 13 ft at
13 seconds. Rain.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft, subsiding to 10 to
14 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW
13 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 10 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening.
.WED...E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain
likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to
9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds, W 8 ft at
15 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 11 to
15 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 15 ft
at 16 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 17 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain.

$$

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Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
857 AM PST Sun Nov 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to
9 to 11 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 4 seconds and W
10 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 11 to 15 ft, building to 13 to 16 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 13 ft at
13 seconds. Rain.
.MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 14 to 16 ft, subsiding to 10 to 14 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 13 ft at
12 seconds. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 10 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly
in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening.
.WED...E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain
likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 5 seconds, W 8 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at
12 seconds. Rain.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas
9 to 11 ft, building to 12 to 16 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 15 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft
at 14 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 17 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.

$$

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Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
857 AM PST Sun Nov 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt early this afternoon, then becoming NW 20 to
25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt late. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to
9 to 13 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds, W
13 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 12 to
16 ft, building to 14 to 16 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 14 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 13 ft at 12 seconds. Rain, mainly in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 10 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
rain.
.WED...SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 6 ft at 6 seconds, W 8 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at
12 seconds. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 10 to 14 ft, building to 13 to 18 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 17 ft at
16 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 17 to 18 ft, subsiding to 15 to 18 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 18 ft at 16 seconds. A chance
of rain.

$$

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Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
857 AM PST Sun Nov 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt early this afternoon, then becoming W 20 to
25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt late. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to
9 to 13 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW
12 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 12 to
17 ft, building to 16 to 17 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 7 seconds and NW 14 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 14 to
17 ft, subsiding to 12 to 15 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 14 ft at 12 seconds. Rain, mainly in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
11 to 13 ft, subsiding to 9 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail:
N 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 11 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 9 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of
rain.
.WED...E wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW
5 ft at 5 seconds, W 8 ft at 15 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
Rain.
.THU...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 10 to 14 ft, building to 12 to 17 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 17 ft at
15 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 16 to 19 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds and W 19 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.

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