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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
857 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026

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

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857 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...A summer-like weather
pattern is forcing moderate to strong northerlies across the
coastal waters. A mid-period, NW swell will keep seas elevated
through most of the week before decaying this weekend. Gale force
gusts are likely in the lee of Cape Mendocino through the night
into early Thursday and are likely in the northern outer waters
Wednesday into early Thursday. Winds slightly ease and move
slightly farther offshore Thursday and Friday.

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Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm-
857 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 foot at 14 seconds.

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Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm-
857 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
N 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 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.

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Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm-
857 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft
at 14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at
12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 13 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Seas 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.SUN...S 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 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 11 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm-
857 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft
at 14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW
12 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at
12 seconds.
.THU...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 12 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

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