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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
903 PM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026

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

PZZ400-201715-
903 PM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...A strong pressure
gradient between an offshore high and an interior thermal low will
maintain fresh northerly winds south of Cape Mendocino tonight,
expanding into the northern outer waters Sunday morning. Short-
period wind waves will build across all outer zones through early
next week. Hazardous conditions for small craft will persist
across the southern waters and northern outer waters through
Monday afternoon.

$$

PZZ450-201715-
Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm-
903 PM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 17 seconds. Patchy
dense fog.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ470-201715-
Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm-
903 PM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PDT SUNDAY THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
9 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft
at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ455-201715-
Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm-
903 PM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 4 ft at
16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ475-201715-
Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm-
903 PM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
12 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at
16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail:
N 12 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
N 10 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail:
N 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$