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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
256 AM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

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

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256 AM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerlies continue
to decrease this morning. A northwest swell around 5 to 7 ft at 12
seconds will build in Thursday, and then decay Thursday night
through Friday. Potential for a few wind gusts to 45 knots with
isolated to scattered thunderstorms will increase late Thursday
night and Friday as a low pressure system slowly tracks across the
northern waters. Northerly winds return over the weekend,
strongest south of Cape Mendocino on Sunday.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
256 AM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TODAY...SE wind 5 kt, veering to SW this afternoon. Seas
around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.
.FRI...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Showers.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Showers.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Showers likely.
.MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds. Showers.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and NW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Showers likely.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
256 AM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TODAY...S wind 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon.
Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. A slight
chance of.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.
.FRI...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Showers.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Showers likely.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Showers likely.
.MON...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Showers.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
256 AM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW this afternoon. Seas
around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...SE wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Showers likely.
.SAT...S wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft
at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
N 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Showers.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
256 AM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas
around 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at
12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely.
.FRI...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Showers.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Showers likely.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail:
N 7 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.MON...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Showers.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely.

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