Charleston, OR Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
852 PM PST Thu Dec 4 2025

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

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852 PM PST Thu Dec 4 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Winds will
transition to south and southwest on Friday ahead of another
front. Advisory strength winds on Friday will be strongest near
shore north of Cape Blanco. The combination of west-northwest
swell, residual northerly fresh swell, and southerly wind seas
will result in steep, chaotic seas into the weekend. Conditions
remain unsettled through the first part of next week, with several
fronts bringing periods of gusty south winds and a likelihood of
high and steep seas.

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Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
852 PM PST Thu Dec 4 2025

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt
late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft
at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Rain likely early this evening.
A chance of rain, then rain likely late.
.FRI...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds.
Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at
11 seconds. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to
9 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds, W
9 ft at 11 seconds and NW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Rain.
.TUE...S wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 14 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 12 ft at
15 seconds. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft, subsiding to
11 to 12 ft after midnight. Rain.

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Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
852 PM PST Thu Dec 4 2025

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy
dense fog. Rain likely.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and W
4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at
13 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to 10 to
15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at
5 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to
9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 4 seconds, W 8 ft at
11 seconds and NW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Rain likely.
.TUE...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 9 to
13 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and W
10 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Rain likely.

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Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
852 PM PST Thu Dec 4 2025

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of
rain early this evening, then rain. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds.
Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Rain, mainly in the
evening.
.SAT...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds and W 10 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds.
Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to
5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W
7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening.
.MON...S wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at
11 seconds. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 12 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds, W 10 ft at
11 seconds and NW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Rain.
.TUE...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft, building to 13 to
15 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW
13 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 13 to 15 ft. Rain.

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Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
852 PM PST Thu Dec 4 2025

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance
of rain early this evening, then rain. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
6 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 9 ft at
13 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, subsiding to
5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming SW
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely, mainly
in the evening.
.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 5 seconds, W 9 ft at 11 seconds and NW 2 ft at
17 seconds. Rain likely.
.TUE...S wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds
and NW 12 ft at 16 seconds. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Rain likely.

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