


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
609 FZUS56 KMFR 140357 CWFMFR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Medford, OR 857 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025 Coastal waters from Florence Oregon to Point St. George California and westward 60 nm. PZZ300-141600- 857 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...A thermal trough continues through Thursday, with steep seas built by moderate to occasionally strong winds south of Port Orford. Broad upper level troughing arrives Friday, easing wind speeds and bringing chances of marine showers through Saturday. Westerly swell may build isolated areas of steep seas in outer waters north of Cape Blanco on Friday and Saturday. Seas look to be below advisory levels on Sunday and into next week. $$ PZZ350-141600- Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm- 857 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Widespread dense fog. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Showers. .SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas around 4 ft. $$ PZZ356-141600- Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm- 857 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt, then becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...E wind around 5 kt, veering to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ PZZ370-141600- Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm- 857 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Widespread fog. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Showers likely. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 9 seconds, SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ376-141600- Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm- 857 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 8 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Widespread dense fog. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN 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 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$