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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
241 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

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

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241 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Winds continue to ease
north of Cape Mendocino, but remain moderate to fresh farther
south. In addition to the wind driven waves, a small mid- period
NW swell is building into area waters this morning. Fresh to
strong winds are expected again Wednesday before they diminish to
gentle to moderate breezes again Friday with a weather system
moving by to the north.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
241 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas
around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
241 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 foot at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
N 6 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
241 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds
and W 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at
13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at
12 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
N 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
241 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 4
ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at
13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at
12 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.

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