Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
868 FZUS56 KEKA 240711 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 1111 PM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-242015- 1111 PM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...The approach of a frontal boundary has shifted winds to southerly in the northern waters with northerlies still being reported in the southern waters. Northerly winds build in late tonight and peak late Monday afternoon, strongest south of Cape Mendocino. The large westerly swell will continue to gradually diminish. Winds diminish Tuesday morning with generally light winds and small seas Tuesday and Wednesday. $$ PZZ450-242015- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 1111 PM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE wind 5 kt, backing to E 5 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely with a chance of. A chance of drizzle. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NE wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...SE wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. .THU...S wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 12 seconds and NW 3 ft at 16 seconds. .FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ470-242015- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 1111 PM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and W 10 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 10 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and NW 1 foot at 19 seconds. A chance of rain. .THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 11 seconds and NW 2 ft at 19 seconds. A chance of rain and drizzle. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 12 seconds and NW 4 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain. .FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and NW 5 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ455-242015- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 1111 PM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...NE wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 10 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and NW 5 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and NW 5 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ475-242015- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 1111 PM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 10 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and NW 2 ft at 19 seconds. A chance of rain. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and W 11 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and NW 5 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 15 seconds. $$