Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
561 FZUS56 KEKA 041002 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 302 AM PDT Sun Oct 4 2026 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-042315- 302 AM PDT Sun Oct 4 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerly winds weaken slightly today to moderate breezes, while winds remain light and gentle for the inner zones. Areas of dense fog are occurring over the waters. Steep, short period seas will remain for the outer waters with some less steep, short period seas propagating towards the inner waters. A small, long period southerly swell will continue as well. Winds and seas will continue to remain strong in the outer waters and relatively light for the inner waters through the beginning of the coming week. $$ PZZ450-042315- Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm- 302 AM PDT Sun Oct 4 2026 .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ470-042315- Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm- 302 AM PDT Sun Oct 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ455-042315- Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm- 302 AM PDT Sun Oct 4 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ475-042315- Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm- 302 AM PDT Sun Oct 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. $$