Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
345 FZUS56 KEKA 010924 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 224 AM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-012215- 224 AM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerly winds in the outer waters will be moderate to strong winds on Thursday. Winds will remain much lighter close to shore. The wind will maintain steep short period seas except for the are closest to shore. A mid- period, NW swell will keep seas elevated through most of the week before decaying this weekend. Winds will continue to weaken Friday and through the weekend. $$ PZZ450-012215- Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm- 224 AM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 12 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 12 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 11 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ470-012215- Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm- 224 AM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 11 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ455-012215- Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm- 224 AM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 12 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 11 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 11 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ475-012215- Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm- 224 AM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 11 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$