


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
750 FZUS56 KEKA 010524 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 1024 PM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-011830- 1024 PM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS....Northerly winds and wind waves continue to gradually build. Winds are strongest in the lee of Cape Mendocino with strong breezes to near gale force gusts. Winds begin to increase late Monday afternoon in the northern waters, where fresh to strong breezes are expected by into the evening. Steep seas are forecast to propagate into the nearshore waters south of Cape Mendocino and remain steep through Monday. Conditions remain mild nearshore North of Cape Mendocino. $$ PZZ450-011830- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 1024 PM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. Areas of fog. $$ PZZ470-011830- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 1024 PM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ455-011830- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 1024 PM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds. .MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ475-011830- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 1024 PM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. $$