Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
115 FZUS56 KEKA 261510 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 810 AM PDT Thu Sep 26 2024 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-270415- 810 AM PDT Thu Sep 26 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Moderate to strong north winds will return south of Cape Mendocino by this afternoon and will spread into the northern waters by Friday. Elevated northerly winds alongside energy from another large mid-period NW swell are forecast to produce steep and hazardous seas through the weekend. $$ PZZ450-270415- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 810 AM PDT Thu Sep 26 2024 .REST OF TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and NW 9 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 9 seconds and NW 9 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ470-270415- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 810 AM PDT Thu Sep 26 2024 .REST OF TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas around 14 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 9 seconds and NW 10 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 9 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT 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 8 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. .MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ455-270415- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 810 AM PDT Thu Sep 26 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ475-270415- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 810 AM PDT Thu Sep 26 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 9 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 9 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. .MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds. $$