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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
858 PM PDT Sat Aug 8 2026

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

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858 PM PDT Sat Aug 8 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...A tight zonal pressure
gradient between high pressure offshore and the inland thermal
trough will maintain strong northerly winds over coastal waters into
early next week. Gale-force gusts and steep, short-period seas will
persist across outer waters, while steep wind waves create hazardous
conditions across inner waters.

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Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm-
858 PM PDT Sat Aug 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

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Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm-
858 PM PDT Sat Aug 8 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
around 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON 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.
.TUE...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
around 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N
10 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
N 11 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N
10 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

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Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm-
858 PM PDT Sat Aug 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Patchy dense fog.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog.

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Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm-
858 PM PDT Sat Aug 8 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N
11 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
around 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: N
12 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail:
N 11 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: N
11 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
around 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N
10 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
N 10 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft
at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

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