Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
911 FZUS56 KEKA 100959 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 259 AM PDT Thu Oct 10 2024 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-102215- 259 AM PDT Thu Oct 10 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Today, the northerlies will weaken throughout the day. Short period seas of up to 8 feet in the outer waters will follow the winds downward through the afternoon hours. A frontal system will approach and turn the winds southerly Friday. Winds will decrease later Saturday through Sunday. Seas will increase up to 9 feet with a WSW swell on Saturday. A sizable, long period WNW swell is then expected on Monday. $$ PZZ450-102215- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 259 AM PDT Thu Oct 10 2024 .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW this afternoon. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 5 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. .SUN...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and W 7 ft at 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ470-102215- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 259 AM PDT Thu Oct 10 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely. .SAT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 7 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 5 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. .SUN...W wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...SE wind 5 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 16 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ455-102215- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 259 AM PDT Thu Oct 10 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely. .SAT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 5 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. .SUN...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 16 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ475-102215- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 259 AM PDT Thu Oct 10 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely. .SAT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 5 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 16 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. $$