Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
040 FZUS56 KEKA 241541 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 841 AM PDT Fri Jul 24 2026 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-250415- 841 AM PDT Fri Jul 24 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Light to gentle breezes are generally expected through Friday. Winds will be a mix of southerly winds north of Cape Mendocino and northerly winds farther south. Seas will be a mix of a small northwest swell and a couple of southwest swells. Northerly winds return this weekend into early next week, with stronger breezes likely south of Cape Mendocino. $$ PZZ450-250415- Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm- 841 AM PDT Fri Jul 24 2026 .REST OF TODAY...W wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...SE wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT...S wind 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. $$ PZZ470-250415- Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm- 841 AM PDT Fri Jul 24 2026 .REST OF TODAY...S wind 5 kt, veering to SW this afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. $$ PZZ455-250415- Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm- 841 AM PDT Fri Jul 24 2026 .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 20 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ475-250415- Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm- 841 AM PDT Fri Jul 24 2026 .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 20 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 19 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. $$