Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
685 FZUS56 KEKA 160605 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 1005 PM PST Sat Nov 15 2025 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-161830- 1005 PM PST Sat Nov 15 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerlies are forecast to rapidly increase to gales behind a cold front Sunday night. Large steep seas and robust northerlies are expected to continue Mon through Tue. Conditions should ease up around Wed. Another potent storm will generate large seas and impactful winds on Thu. $$ PZZ450-161830- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 1005 PM PST Sat Nov 15 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .MON...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 14 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 12 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. .TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 10 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .THU...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 9 seconds. Rain. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ470-161830- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 1005 PM PST Sat Nov 15 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. .SUN...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas around 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 11 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .MON...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 15 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 12 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. .TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 10 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .THU...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ455-161830- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 1005 PM PST Sat Nov 15 2025 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .MON...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 15 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 12 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 10 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 10 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely. .THU...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ475-161830- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 1005 PM PST Sat Nov 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas around 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds and NW 10 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. .MON...NW wind 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 7 seconds and NW 16 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 14 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 12 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 7 seconds and NW 10 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. Showers. .THU...W wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 9 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain. $$