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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
1000 PM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026

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

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1000 PM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.SYNOPSIS...Northerly winds will continue to diminish tonight
across the waters along with the steep seas. By sunrise Friday,
winds will be gentle in all waters with short period seas falling
below 6 feet. Calmer conditions are expected through the weekend.
Sunday and into next week northerly winds will very slowly return.
A 12 seconds northwest swell of 5 to 7 feet is expected to
gradually diminish over the next several days.

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Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm-
1000 PM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A
chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...SE wind 5 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 5 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds and NW 7 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...SE wind 5 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 5 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 4 ft at 10 seconds.

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Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm-
1000 PM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...E wind 5 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 5 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail:
S 3 ft at 16 seconds and NW 8 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 10 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 5 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 4 ft at 10 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm-
1000 PM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...SE wind 5 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 5 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 15 seconds and NW 7 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 5 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 9 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm-
1000 PM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds.

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