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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
854 PM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026

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

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854 PM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerly winds
continue to ease this evening with decaying short period seas.
Small craft advisories remain for the outer and southern inner
coastal waters through the overnight hours. Seas and northerly winds
are expected to lower through the weekend.


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Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm-
854 PM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Areas of
dense fog. A slight chance of drizzle.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Areas of fog.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds.

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Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm-
854 PM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 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 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm-
854 PM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Areas of
dense fog.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Areas of dense fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Areas of fog.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Areas of dense fog.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Areas of fog.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Areas of fog.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Areas of fog.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Areas of fog.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm-
854 PM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Areas of dense fog.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds.

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