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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
820 AM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026

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

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820 AM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerly winds build
early this week, bringing fresh to strong winds and steep, short
seas to the outer waters. Winds will be strongest downwind of Cape
Blanco, Point Saint George, and Cape Mendocino. Seas will be
steep in the inner waters as well. Winds to diminish Wednesday
afternoon and remain light Thursday and Friday.

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Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm-
820 AM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

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

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Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm-
820 AM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
N 10 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm-
820 AM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Areas of fog.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm-
820 AM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

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

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