Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
Issued by National Weather Service Portland OR
852 AM PDT Wed May 14 2025

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

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852 AM PDT Wed May 14 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Steep swell-
dominated seas lower today. A thermal trough will develop along
the coast and this will bring a return of gusty north winds,
highesy south of Cape Blanco this afternoon, persisting through
at least Thursday evening. Steep short period seas will develop,
with conditions hazardous to small craft, especially from Gold
Beach southward. Wave conditions improve a bit Friday, but low
pressure will bring showers Friday night into Saturday followed by
increasing west-northwest swell this weekend.


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Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
852 AM PDT Wed May 14 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 11 seconds. A chance of showers this morning.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
Isolated showers in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 11 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening.
.FRI...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. A
chance of showers in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 6 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

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Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
852 AM PDT Wed May 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this
morning.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU...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 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, easing to
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 11 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 5 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers
in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 ft in the afternoon.
Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas around 7 ft.

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Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
852 AM PDT Wed May 14 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
showers this morning.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Isolated showers in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W after midnight. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Isolated showers in
the evening.
.FRI...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A
chance of showers in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

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Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
852 AM PDT Wed May 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 11 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 7 ft.

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