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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
800 AM PDT Tue Sep 8 2026

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

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800 AM PDT Tue Sep 8 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Gusty north
winds and steep wind seas south of Port Orford will expand
northward across all of the waters today and tonight. Areas of
very steep seas are expected to develop this evening for the
waters south of Port Orford beyond 10 nm from shore. Winds briefly
diminish Wednesday but steep seas will linger. Then, gusty north
winds and steep seas will likely return on Thursday, mainly for
areas south of Cape Blanco.


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Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
800 AM PDT Tue Sep 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt this
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft this afternoon.
Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy dense fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and W
2 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW
4 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A
chance of rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at
9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
800 AM PDT Tue Sep 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, W
2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW
3 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 12 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW
3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, W
3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.

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Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
800 AM PDT Tue Sep 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt this
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds, W
2 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and
S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at
7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 7 seconds, W 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
5 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
800 AM PDT Tue Sep 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt late. Seas
7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds
and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N
10 ft at 8 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at
13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds and S
3 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and
S 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S
2 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.

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