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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
234 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

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

PZZ400-091030-
234 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerlies and steep
wind waves are forecast through this evening over the outer waters.
A northwest swell around 5 to 7 ft at 12 seconds will build late
tonight and Thu, and then decay Thu night through Fri. Potential
for wind gusts to 45 knots with isolated to scattered thunderstorms
will increase late Thursday night and Friday as a low pressure system
slowly tracks across the northern waters. Northerly winds return
over the weekend, strongest south of Cape Mendocino on Sunday.

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PZZ450-091030-
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
234 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at
13 seconds.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely.
.FRI...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft
at 10 seconds and NW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. A
chance of rain.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely.
.MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 11 seconds and NW 2 ft at 19 seconds. Rain likely.

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PZZ470-091030-
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
234 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas
around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at
13 seconds.
.THU...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.
.FRI...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot
at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely.
.MON...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely.

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PZZ455-091030-
Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm-
234 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and
NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain. patchy fog.
.THU...W wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI...SE wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain
likely.
.SAT...S wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely.

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PZZ475-091030-
Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
234 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and
NW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
N 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely.

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