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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
316 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

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

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316 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Steep wind driven seas
continue to diminish into early Wednesday. A southerly eddy is
trapping stratus along the coast, potential diminishing
visibilities in certain areas in the inner waters. Southerlies
close to the shore are expected Wednesday afternoon.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
316 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 5 kt, backing to S this afternoon. Seas
around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at
9 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...S wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.THU...W wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds.

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Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
316 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt this
afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
316 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TODAY...S wind 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon.
Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at
9 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. Patchy drizzle this
morning.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
Patchy drizzle.
.THU...S wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. Patchy
drizzle.
.FRI...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
N 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
316 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this
afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy drizzle this morning. Patchy dense
fog.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
Patchy drizzle.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. Patchy
drizzle.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy drizzle.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy drizzle.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
6 ft at 5 seconds and N 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
N 7 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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