


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
943 FZUS56 KEKA 160554 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 1054 PM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-161815- 1054 PM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Steep wind driven seas continue to diminish into early Wednesday. A southerly eddy is trapping stratus along the coast, potential diminishing visibilities in certain areas in the inner waters. Southerlies close to the shore are expected Wednesday afternoon. $$ PZZ450-161815- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 1054 PM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .WED NIGHT...S wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .THU...W wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds. $$ PZZ470-161815- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 1054 PM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ455-161815- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 1054 PM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Patchy drizzle. .THU...S wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. Patchy drizzle. .FRI...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ475-161815- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 1054 PM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy drizzle. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Patchy drizzle. .THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. Patchy drizzle. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy drizzle. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy drizzle. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and N 7 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$