Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
716 FZUS56 KMFR 160859 CWFMFR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Medford, OR 159 AM PDT Wed Sep 16 2026 Coastal waters from Florence Oregon to Point St. George California and westward 60 nm. PZZ300-162100- 159 AM PDT Wed Sep 16 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Gusty north winds and steep seas are expected across the waters today and tonight. Steep seas may linger into Thursday before subsiding at the end of this week. Stronger north winds are likely to return this weekend and then persist into early next week. $$ PZZ350-162100- Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm- 159 AM PDT Wed Sep 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. $$ PZZ356-162100- Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm- 159 AM PDT Wed Sep 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .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. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ370-162100- Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm- 159 AM PDT Wed Sep 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ376-162100- Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm- 159 AM PDT Wed Sep 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...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. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$