Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
373 FZUS56 KMFR 271941 CWFMFR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Medford, OR 1241 PM PDT Sun Sep 27 2026 Coastal waters from Florence Oregon to Point St. George California and westward 60 nm. PZZ300-280800- 1241 PM PDT Sun Sep 27 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...A thermal trough pattern will keep gusty north winds and steep wind- driven seas over all coastal waters through this afternoon, then very steep seas are expected to develop south of Port Orford this evening and persist through Monday. Conditions will gradually improve Monday night into Tuesday morning. After a brief period of lower winds and seas Tuesday, the thermal trough could re- strengthen Wednesday into Thursday. $$ PZZ350-280800- Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm- 1241 PM PDT Sun Sep 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ356-280800- Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm- 1241 PM PDT Sun Sep 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ370-280800- Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm- 1241 PM PDT Sun Sep 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 6 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ376-280800- Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm- 1241 PM PDT Sun Sep 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds, NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$