Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
136 FZUS56 KEKA 240958 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 258 AM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-242215- 258 AM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS....Gentle to moderate northerly winds are forecast to continue across the coastal waters this weekend, with lighter winds nearshore. A small long period SW swell will persist through Monday morning. Northerlies increase again Sunday night through early next week, promoting hazardous conditions for small crafts across the outer waters. $$ PZZ450-242215- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 258 AM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025 .TODAY...W wind 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. $$ PZZ470-242215- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 258 AM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ455-242215- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 258 AM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 13 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ475-242215- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 258 AM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$