Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
582 FZUS56 KEKA 310944 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 244 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-312215- 244 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Strong northerly winds and steep seas continue around and south of Cape Mendocino. Northerly winds increase significantly this weekend bringing gale strength northerly winds in the outer waters, around Cape Mendocino, and Pt. St. George. Gale force winds continue through early Tuesday. $$ PZZ450-312215- Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm- 244 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ470-312215- Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm- 244 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas around 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 13 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...N wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 13 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 13 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ455-312215- Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm- 244 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas around 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas around 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ475-312215- Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm- 244 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas around 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...N wind 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas around 14 ft. Wave Detail: N 14 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...N wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail: N 14 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail: N 14 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 9 seconds. $$