Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
283 FZUS56 KEKA 220529 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 1029 PM PDT Thu Aug 21 2025 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-221830- 1029 PM PDT Thu Aug 21 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS....Northerly winds has begun to diminish across the coastal waters and will continue into Saturday. Moderate to strong breezes through Friday evening across the outer waters and in the lee of Cape Mendocino, with light to gentle winds for the inner waters. Steep short-period seas are forecast to gradually subside through the weekend. A small and longer period SW swell is forecast to persist through the weekend.Gentle to fresh breezes this weekend, before northerlies increase again early next week. $$ PZZ450-221830- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 1029 PM PDT Thu Aug 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...W wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ470-221830- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 1029 PM PDT Thu Aug 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...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 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ455-221830- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 1029 PM PDT Thu Aug 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ475-221830- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 1029 PM PDT Thu Aug 21 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt late this evening. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...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...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. $$