Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
093 FZUS56 KEKA 171612 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 912 AM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-180515- 912 AM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Winds have greatly weakened with southerly winds near shore but north winds remaining in the outer waters. Seas will fall below 6 feet in all waters by late morning. Moderate to strong north winds will gradually build back into the southern waters Friday and spread to the northern waters through the weekend. Short period wind waves will continue to dominate the sea state with only very minor southwest swells to speak of. $$ PZZ450-180515- Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm- 912 AM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026 .REST OF TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 5 ft at 7 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 5 ft at 7 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. $$ PZZ470-180515- Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm- 912 AM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026 .REST OF TODAY...SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 5 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 7 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 7 ft at 7 seconds. .MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 7 seconds and N 7 ft at 7 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ455-180515- Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm- 912 AM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026 .REST OF TODAY...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 11 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 5 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 5 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 6 ft at 7 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ475-180515- Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm- 912 AM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026 .REST OF TODAY...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW this afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 6 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 7 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. .MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 8 ft at 7 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$