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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
912 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026

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

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912 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Northerly winds remain
elevated across the waters. The stronger advisory level winds and
larger short period seas will remain around and south of Cape
Mendocino where some localized areas of gale conditions will
develop. A small long period southerly swell is also in the
waters. A ridge of high pressure will strengthen through the
weekend, bringing increased chances for gale strength northerlies
in most of the waters.

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Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm-
912 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026

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

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Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm-
912 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026

.REST OF TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail:
N 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: N
10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail:
N 12 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...N wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail: N
13 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail:
N 13 ft at 10 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm-
912 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026

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

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
around 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 10 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm-
912 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026

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

.REST OF TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave
Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
8 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
around 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
13 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave Detail: N
13 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 14 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW
14 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave Detail:
N 14 ft at 10 seconds.

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