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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
828 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026

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

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828 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerly winds are
building again, and peak early Friday with near-gale force gusts
in the lee of Cape Blanco and Cape Mendocino. Winds ease again
Friday afternoon as a trough approaches to the north, but will
remain breezy south of Cape Mendocino through early Saturday.
Breezy northerlies return Sunday.


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Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm-
828 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 11 seconds. Patchy
dense fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SAT...S wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail:
S 1 foot at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of
rain.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 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 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 12 seconds.

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Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm-
828 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm-
828 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm-
828 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft
at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 7 seconds.

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