Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
011 FZUS56 KEKA 190938 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 238 AM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-192215- 238 AM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Moderate to fresh northerly winds will gradually ease and move farther off the coast Sunday into early next week. A three to four foot southerly swell originating from Tropical Storm Elida will build into the waters on Monday for south facing coastline. $$ PZZ450-192215- Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm- 238 AM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW wind 5 kt, veering to W this afternoon. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 foot at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ470-192215- Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm- 238 AM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 foot at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ455-192215- Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm- 238 AM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026 .TODAY...S wind 5 kt, veering to SW this afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...S wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ475-192215- Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm- 238 AM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. $$