Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
851 AM PST Thu Dec 11 2025

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

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851 AM PST Thu Dec 11 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Conditions
hazardous to small craft will continue through early this
afternoon as high and steep swell persists over the northern
waters. Conditions improve late today into Saturday as high
pressure builds and seas lower. Winds will become northerly late
this afternoon and persist into Saturday morning but wind speeds
are expected to remain below small craft advisory levels. A front
is forecast to move into the waters Sunday and Monday with winds
becoming gusty out of the south and seas increasing.

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Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
851 AM PST Thu Dec 11 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW early this
afternoon, veering to NW late. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog
early this morning. Patchy dense fog late.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
9 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A slight chance of rain
after midnight.
.FRI...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
14 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening.
.SAT...E wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the
morning.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.MON...S wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft
at 9 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Rain.

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Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
851 AM PST Thu Dec 11 2025

.REST OF TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense
fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and W
8 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at
14 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
6 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 3 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
4 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.MON...S wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to
13 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 9 seconds and W
7 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 9 to 11 ft after
midnight. Rain.

$$

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Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
851 AM PST Thu Dec 11 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W late. Seas 9 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 10 ft at
15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft
at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A slight chance of rain after
midnight.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.SAT...E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. A
slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W
7 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight.
.SUN...S wind around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 5 seconds, SW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Rain likely, mainly in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 10 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.MON...S wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft
at 10 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Rain.

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Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
851 AM PST Thu Dec 11 2025

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail:
W 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 3 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
rain after midnight.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
3 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of
rain in the evening.
.SAT...E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance
of rain in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.SUN...S wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 5 seconds, W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Rain
likely, mainly in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 9 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.MON...S wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 9 seconds and
W 7 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Rain.

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