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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
1013 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025

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

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1013 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Light northerly
continue well offshore while light southerly winds continue closer
to the coast. Northerly winds and larger steep waves will build
again Thu through Fri. North winds will settle down on Sat,
however a larger swell moves in. Northerly winds are forecast to
build again on Sun after frontal passage. The timing and
magnitude remain uncertain at this time.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
1013 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025

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

.REST OF TODAY...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 5 kt. 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 5 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 8 seconds and NW 9 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 14 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 12 ft at 17 seconds.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
1013 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 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 11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N
11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 10 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 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 14 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 14 ft at 16 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
1013 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025

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

.REST OF TODAY...S wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. 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. 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: N
6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
8 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 9 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...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail:
N 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 12 ft at 16 seconds.

$$

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
1013 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW this afternoon.
Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft
at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 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 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N
10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
N 11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail: N
11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 10 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
N 7 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail:
N 11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 14 ft at 17 seconds.

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