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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
240 AM PDT Mon Sep 1 2025

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

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240 AM PDT Mon Sep 1 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS....Northerly winds and
wind waves continue to gradually build. Winds are strongest in
the lee of Cape Mendocino with strong breezes to near gale force
gusts. Winds begin to increase late Monday afternoon in the
northern waters, where fresh to strong breezes are expected by
into the evening. Steep seas are forecast to propagate into the
nearshore waters south of Cape Mendocino and remain steep through
Monday. Conditions remain mild nearshore North of Cape Mendocino.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
240 AM PDT Mon Sep 1 2025

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog this
morning.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. Areas of
fog.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
240 AM PDT Mon Sep 1 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
6 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
6 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
240 AM PDT Mon Sep 1 2025

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

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at
6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
240 AM PDT Mon Sep 1 2025

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

.TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
6 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
N 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
N 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds.

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