Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
627 FZUS56 KEKA 210517 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 1017 PM PDT Wed Aug 20 2025 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-211815- 1017 PM PDT Wed Aug 20 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS....Stronger northerlies expected will continue through Friday with occasional gale force gusts in the outer waters, in the lee of Cape Mendocino and near Pt St George during the afternoons and evenings. Steep seas are forecast to continue building through Thursday and remain elevated through Friday, especially for the outer waters. Winds and seas start to gradually ease this weekend. A small and longer period SW swell is forecast to persist through the weekend. $$ PZZ450-211815- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm- 1017 PM PDT Wed Aug 20 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ470-211815- Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm- 1017 PM PDT Wed Aug 20 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ455-211815- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena out 10 nm- 1017 PM PDT Wed Aug 20 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ475-211815- Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm- 1017 PM PDT Wed Aug 20 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$