Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
631 FZUS56 KMFR 180752 CWFMFR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Medford, OR 1252 AM PDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Coastal waters from Florence Oregon to Point St. George California and westward 60 nm. PZZ300-182000- 1252 AM PDT Fri Sep 18 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Light northerly winds and low seas will persist through tonight. Gusty north winds return Saturday with steep seas likely developing south of Cape Blanco by late Saturday evening into Sunday, possibly reaching as far north as Coos Bay or Reedsport. North winds and wind driven seas are likely to build to a peak Monday into Tuesday, with gales possible south of Cape Blanco. Conditions look to improve for the latter half of next week. $$ PZZ350-182000- Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm- 1252 AM PDT Fri Sep 18 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI...S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ356-182000- Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm- 1252 AM PDT Fri Sep 18 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ370-182000- Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm- 1252 AM PDT Fri Sep 18 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. $$ PZZ376-182000- Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm- 1252 AM PDT Fri Sep 18 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...N wind around 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 9 seconds, NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$