Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
210 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

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

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210 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...A thermal
trough continues this afternoon into 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.


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Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
210 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 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 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
4 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy
dense fog.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the
evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.FRI...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 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.

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Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
210 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 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 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, easing
to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less, then 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 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.

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Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
210 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 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
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 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 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 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 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 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.

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Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
210 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late this
evening and overnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
5 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
Widespread dense fog.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW
3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing
to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
4 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 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.

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