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FZUS56 KMFR 181530
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
830 AM PDT SAT APR 18 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE
CALIFORNIA AND WESTWARD 60 NM.
PZZ300-190400-
830 AM PDT SAT APR 18 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS
RELATIVELY CALM
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TODAY WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO SOUTHERLY.
LOW PRESSURE OFFSHORE WILL BRING A RETURN OF ACTIVE WEATHER SUNDAY
INTO WEDNESDAY, WITH INCREASING SWELL AND PERIODS OF GUSTY SOUTH
WINDS. WINDS ARE LIKELY TO BE STRONGEST FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING, WITH STEEP SEAS POSSIBLE.
PZZ350-190400-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
830 AM PDT SAT APR 18 2026
REST OF TODAY
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT OR LESS, THEN
AROUND 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SUN
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT
9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT
15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT
13 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
MON NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
TUE
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT
17 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT
15 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
WED
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
WED NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW
8 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ356-190400-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
830 AM PDT SAT APR 18 2026
REST OF TODAY
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SUN
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 5 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
MON
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT
17 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN
LIKELY.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 8 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT
13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ370-190400-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
830 AM PDT SAT APR 18 2026
REST OF TODAY
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO S LATE. SEAS
AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.
TONIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, SW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, SW
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
MON
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W
8 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS, W
6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
TUE
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS
AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT
4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN
LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ376-190400-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
830 AM PDT SAT APR 18 2026
REST OF TODAY
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO SW THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN LATE.
TONIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, SW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN
LIKELY.
SUN NIGHT
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, SW
6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S 2 FT
AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W
7 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS
AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
WED
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT
4 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN
LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
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