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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
957 PM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025

WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM

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957 PM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Light northerly
continue well offshore, while light southerly winds continue
closer to the coast this evening. Northerly winds are expected to
push back closer to the coast and strengthen Thursday through
Friday peaking near gale or gale force gusts, with the strongest
winds downwind of Cape Mendocino. North winds will settle down on
Saturday, however a larger swell moves in. Northerly winds are
forecast to return Sunday in the afternoon or overnight.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
957 PM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 5 kt, backing to E. Seas
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at
14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 5 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail:
N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 13 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and NW 10 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW
15 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail:
N 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 12 ft at 13 seconds.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
957 PM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave
Detail: N 6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at
15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft
at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at
13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail: N
11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 10 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 16 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail:
N 9 ft at 7 seconds and NW 13 ft at 13 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
957 PM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 5 kt, backing to NW. Seas
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
8 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 8 seconds and NW 9 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft
at 8 seconds and NW 15 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail:
N 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 11 ft at 14 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
957 PM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
10 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
N 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail: N
11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 9 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
N 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail:
N 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Wave Detail: N
11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 16 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Wave Detail:
N 11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 12 ft at 13 seconds.

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