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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
226 AM PDT Tue Sep 8 2026

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

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226 AM PDT Tue Sep 8 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerly winds will
begin to weaken Tuesday. Winds will significantly ease Wednesday
as a thermal trough moves over the coast to generate offshore
flow, before northerlies re- strengthen late Thursday. A long-
period southerly swell from Hurricane Marie will persist across
all waters, slowly subsiding through the week. The northerly winds
will restrengthen Thursday.

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Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm-
226 AM PDT Tue Sep 8 2026

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at 12 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 12 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot
at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.

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Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm-
226 AM PDT Tue Sep 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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

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Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm-
226 AM PDT Tue Sep 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW this afternoon. Seas
around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at
13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm-
226 AM PDT Tue Sep 8 2026

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

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

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