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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
237 AM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026

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

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237 AM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Moderate to fresh
northerly winds will persist across the outer waters tonight.
Winds will surge to strong breezes for most of the coastal waters
with a large area of localized gale force winds across the southern
outer waters south of Cape Mendocino by this afternoon. Seas will
remain steep and wind- driven through mid- week before a weak
front approaches late Thursday.

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Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm-
237 AM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds
and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Showers.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.

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Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm-
237 AM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Showers likely.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm-
237 AM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026

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

.TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt this afternoon.
Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft
at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
around 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 8 ft at
11 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of
rain.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm-
237 AM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt this
afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds
and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N
9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
10 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at
11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

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