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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
845 PM PDT Sun Aug 30 2026

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

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845 PM PDT Sun Aug 30 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Strong northerly winds
continue through this evening with near gale to isolated gale
force gusts are possible around the lee of Cape Mendocino and
around Point St. George. The northerlies will begin to quickly
subside Monday. Monday night winds become southerly. These remain
light Tuesday with stronger southerly winds across the area on
Wednesday.

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Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm-
845 PM PDT Sun Aug 30 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft
at 15 seconds.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
5 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at 11 seconds. A chance of
rain.
.FRI...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm-
845 PM PDT Sun Aug 30 2026

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft
at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
7 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 9 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI...W wind 5 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.

$$

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Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm-
845 PM PDT Sun Aug 30 2026

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
S 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. A
chance of rain.
.FRI...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm-
845 PM PDT Sun Aug 30 2026

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds.

$$