Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
069 FZUS56 KEKA 122155 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 255 PM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-131015- 255 PM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Generally gentle to moderate breezes are expected today, with prevailing southerlies north of Cape Mendocino and northerlies south of Cape Mendocino. Fresh to strong northerly breezes return Sunday and continue through early next week. Near-gale force gusts are possible south of Cape Mendocino Monday. $$ PZZ450-131015- Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm- 255 PM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...S wind 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S wind 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ470-131015- Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm- 255 PM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ455-131015- Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm- 255 PM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...S wind 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. $$ PZZ475-131015- Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm- 255 PM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU...S wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S wind 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$